Early早 next紧接的 morning早晨 the house房屋 was quiet寂静的. Suddenly突然地 there was a cry喊 from the room房间 next随后 to Roger's, his mother母亲's room房间. Roger opened开 his eyes眼睛 and looked看 at the clock钟. It was nearly差不多 seven o'clock. He got变得 out of bed床 and opened开 the door门 quietly安静地. At the same同样的 time次 the door门 of his mother母亲's room房间 opened开 and Diane came来 out. Her face脸 was very很 white白色的. Roger! It's mother母亲! I brought带来 a cup杯子 of coffee咖啡 for her and I found找到 her dead死的.
She's dead死的! Dead死的 in her bed床! She cried哭. Roger went quickly快地 to the door门 of his mother母亲's room房间 and looked看 in. The window窗 was open开的 but the room房间 was warm温暖的. Ray was on the bed床, one hand手 under her head头. Roger went across to the bed床 and put放 his hand手 on her arm臂. It was cold冷的. On the little小的 table桌子 next随后 to the bed床 was a hot热的 cup杯子 of coffee咖啡 and an empty空的 cup杯子. I'm going to call把…叫做 the doctor医生!
Diane said比如说[用于举例]. She's dead死的! Roger said比如说[用于举例] slowly缓慢地. His face脸 too也 was white白色的. Mother母亲 is dead死的! Diane walked走路 across the room房间 to the door门. I'm going to phone打电话 the doctor医生. She said比如说[用于举例] again又一次. Wait等待 a minute分! Roger called把…叫做. Let允许's tell告诉 the family家 first最初. Family家? Nobody loved爱 mother母亲! Diane went out and ran跑 downstairs在楼下. Roger slowly缓慢地 went downstairs在楼下 after her and stood站立 by the telephone（美）电话. Dr Pratt, this is Diane Clarkson. It's my mother母亲. She's dead死的! Can you come来 quickly快地? Diane put放 the phone电话 down.
It isn't true真正的, Roger. Mother母亲 dead死的! Daddy爸爸 died死亡 last最后的 winter冬天. And now现在 mother母亲! Diane began开始 to cry哭. Don't cry哭, Diane, Roger said比如说[用于举例]. Let允许's go upstairs在楼上 and tell告诉 Uncle Albert and Jackie. No! You tell告诉 them! Nobody loved爱 mother母亲! You aren't sorry抱歉的! Look看 at you! You want想要 her money货币! That's all! Roger suddenly突然地 wanted想要 to hit打 Diane. Be quiet寂静的, he said比如说[用于举例]. What about you? You didn't love爱 mother母亲! You wanted想要 her money货币 too也! Don't forget忘记 that! That's true真正的, Diane said比如说[用于举例]. Oh, I can't stay保持 in this house房屋!
I'm going out! I'm going to the river河 with the dogs狗! No, Roger said比如说[用于举例]. The doctor医生's coming来 and I want想要 you here这里. Diane said比如说[用于举例] nothing. She went into the kitchen厨房 and at once一次 the dogs狗 got变得 up and came来 to her. Beautiful美的 dogs狗! Daddy爸爸 loved爱 you. And mother母亲 loved爱 you. Now现在 I'm going to love爱 you. She opened开 the back后面的 door门 and went out with the dogs狗. Roger did not move移动. He stood站立 by the telephone（美）电话. It's true真正的, he thought想.
I am happy快乐的 about the money货币. I needed需要 money货币 and now现在 I'm rich富有的. Things事情 are going to be easier容易的 for me now现在. But mother母亲, why didn't I love爱 her more更? And now现在 she's dead死的. Slowly缓慢地, Roger went back在后 upstairs在楼上. He wanted想要 to dress穿衣 before me. He was the family家 doctor医生 and he knew知道 all the clocks钟 and family家 very很 well好. He went upstairs在楼上 at once一次 and looked看 at Molly's body身体. He looked看 carefully小心地 at the cup杯子 of coffee咖啡 and the empty空的 cup杯子 on the table桌子 next随后 to her bed床.
"I'm sorry抱歉的, Roger," he said比如说[用于举例]. "Where is Diane? She phoned打电话 me. She went out with the dogs狗," Roger said比如说[用于举例]. "She was angry愤怒的 with me. Angry愤怒的 with everyone." Dr. Pratt said比如说[用于举例] nothing for a minute分. "This is going to be very很 difficult困难的. I'm going to phone打电话 the police警察, Roger." "Police警察? Why? What's wrong有毛病的?" "I don't know知道. Your mother母亲 wasn't ill有病的. I saw看见 her on Thursday and she was very很 well好. Why did she die死亡? I don't understand(understood) 理解. I want想要 to find找到 out."
Roger went across to the window窗 and looked看 out at the garden花园. It was a beautiful美的 summer夏天 morning早晨. The sky天空 was blue蓝色的 and the garden花园 was green绿色的. It was all全部 very很 quiet寂静的. His mother母亲 loved爱 this garden花园 but Tom Briggs wanted想要 the garden花园 and Roger wanted想要 the garden花园 too也. Roger felt有知觉 worse坏的 and worse坏的. "Your mother母亲 took拿走 sleeping睡 tablets药片," Dr. Pratt said比如说[用于举例]. "Did you know知道 on Thursday she hadaux已经 a new新的 bottle瓶 of tablets药片? But I can't find找到 it here这里 in her room房间."
"I didn't know知道," Roger said比如说[用于举例]. "Very很 well好. Let允许's go downstairs在楼下 and you can phone打电话 the police警察." Roger went into the kitchen厨房 and made使 some coffee咖啡. Just刚才 then当时 Diane came来 in with the dogs狗. "Roger," she said比如说[用于举例]. "Look看, I'm sorry抱歉的. I was angry愤怒的 and said比如说[用于举例] some angry愤怒的 things事情." "It doesn't matter有关系," Roger said比如说[用于举例]. "Here这里 you are. Haveaux已经 some coffee咖啡." "Dr. Pratt is phoning打电话 the police警察." "Did you know知道 mother母亲 took拿走 sleeping睡 tablets药片?" "Well, the bottle瓶 is not in her room房间." "What?
I don't understand(understood) 理解." Diane took拿走 the coffee咖啡 and began开始 to drink饮. Her eyes眼睛 looked看 big大的 and dark暗的. Just刚才 then当时 Dr. Pratt came来 into the kitchen厨房. "They're coming来 at once一次," he said比如说[用于举例]. "Diane, I'm sorry抱歉的 about your mother母亲." "Dr. Pratt, I want想要 to tell告诉 you about last最后的 night夜. Everyone was very很 angry愤怒的." "Be quiet寂静的," Roger said比如说[用于举例] quickly快地. Diane never永不 thinks想 before she opens开 her mouth嘴, he thought想 angrily愤怒地. Diane did not look看 at Roger. "Last最后的 night夜 mother母亲 went to bed床 early早 because everyone—" "Don't tell告诉 me," Dr. Pratt said比如说[用于举例].
"You can tell告诉 the police警察." Roger's face脸 went red红色的. Suddenly突然地 he felt有知觉 afraid害怕的. "The police警察 are going to talk讲话 to everyone and ask问 questions发问," he thought想. "And they're going to want想要 answers答案. It's going to be very很 difficult困难的." He finished完成 his coffee咖啡 and stood站立 up. "I'm going upstairs在楼上," he said比如说[用于举例]. "I'm going to tell告诉 Uncle Albert and Jackie about mother母亲 and about the police警察."