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阿道夫・維洛克在倫敦經營一間小店，同時擔任線民與秘密特工。在外國大使館的壓力下，他被要求策劃恐怖行動，因而捲入一項針對格林威治天文臺的計畫。後果落在他的妻子溫妮，以及溫妮脆弱的兄弟史蒂維身上。康拉德描寫警員、官員與革命人士，他們的盤算與維洛克一家的私人生活交織在一起。一個間諜故事由此成為對操縱、背叛，以及把人當作工具所付出的人性代價的探討。
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簡易版 EN
Mr Verloc, when he went out in the morning, left his shop in the care of his brother-in-law, at least on paper. This was possible because there was very little business at any time, and almost none before the evening. Mr Verloc cared very little about his shop, which was only a cover for his real work. And besides, his wife was really in charge of her brother. The shop was small, and so was the house. It was one of those dirty brick houses that stood everywhere in London before the time of rebuilding began. The shop was a square box of a room, with a front made of small panes of glass. In the daytime the door stayed closed. In the evening it stood a little open, carefully but suspiciously.
簡易版 ZH-TW
薇洛克先生早上出門時，名義上把店交給他的妻舅照看。這麼做行得通，因為店裡平常生意很少，傍晚以前幾乎沒有人上門。薇洛克先生根本不在乎這家店；它只是掩護他真正工作的門面。再說，妻子其實管得住她弟弟。 店面很小，房子也不大。它是倫敦各處都看得到的那種骯髒磚屋，重建工程開始以前，這類房子到處都是。店裡是一個方方的小房間，正面是一扇由許多小玻璃格組成的窗。白天店門關著。到了晚上，門便小心翼翼地留一道縫，開得不多，模樣十分可疑。
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原文 EN
“I have here some of your reports,” said the bureaucrat in an unexpectedly soft and weary voice, and pressing the tip of his forefinger on the papers with force. He paused; and Mr Verloc, who had recognised his own handwriting very well, waited in an almost breathless silence. “We are not very satisfied with the attitude of the police here,” the other continued, with every appearance of mental fatigue. The shoulders of Mr Verloc, without actually moving, suggested a shrug. And for the first time since he left his home that morning his lips opened.
原文 ZH-TW
「我這裡有你的一些報告，」這位官僚用出人意料的柔和而疲倦的聲音說，並用食指尖用力按住那些文件。他停頓了一下；而維洛克先生，早已認出了自己的筆跡，幾乎屏住呼吸默默等待。「我們對這裡警方的態度不太滿意，」對方接著說，一副精神疲憊至極的模樣。 維洛克先生的肩膀雖然沒有真正動，卻暗示出一個聳肩。而自從今早離家以來，他的嘴唇第一次張開了。