He continued his inspection of the first pocket-book. There were scraps of letters, in cipher, no doubt handed to Dolores by her accomplices, in the course of their nocturnal meetings.

他继续检查第一本皮夹。毫无疑问，她的同伙在夜间会面时交给了多洛雷斯，这些信件都是用密码写成的。

Riccardo, knowing that a person who is writing in cipher must not be interrupted, sat down on the sofa behind her and yawned like a man who can hardly keep awake.

里卡多知道一个正在用密码写作的人不能被打扰，于是在她身后的沙发上坐下，像一个难以保持清醒的人一样打哈欠。