Watching a favourable opportunity, Brackenbury dashed upstairs to the highest regions of the house. It was as he had expected. He ran from room to room, and saw not a stick of furniture nor so much as a picture on the walls.

布拉肯伯里看到一个有利的机会，就冲上楼去房子的最高区域。正如他所预料的那样。他从一个房间跑到另一个房间，没有看到一件家具，也没有看到墙上的一幅画。