I closed my eyes. I no longer wanted to think. A half hour still to wait! A half hour of nightmares that could drive me insane!

我闭上眼睛，我不愿意再想下去了。还有半个小时的等待！半个小时使我发疯的恶梦！

Just then I heard indistinct chords from the organ, melancholy harmonies from some undefinable hymn, actual pleadings from a soul trying to sever its earthly ties. I listened with all my senses at once, barely breathing, immersed like Captain Nemo in this musical trance that was drawing him beyond the bounds of this world.

这时，我听到了一阵朦胧的管风琴协奏声，那是一种难以形容的绝唱的哀乐，是一颗与世隔绝的心灵的真正哀怨。我屏住气，全神贯注地聆听着，像尼摩船长一样沉浸在这把他带离尘世之外的恍惚的乐声中。

Then a sudden thought terrified me. Captain Nemo had left his stateroom. He was in the same lounge I had to cross in order to escape. There I would encounter him one last time. He would see me, perhaps speak to me! One gesture from him could obliterate me, a single word shackle me to his vessel!

突然，一种想法把我吓坏了：尼摩船长离开了他的房间。我仿佛看到他走到了我逃跑必经的客厅里，在那里，我最后一次碰到了他。他看着我，他可能会跟我说话！而且他的一个手势就可能毁了我，他的一句话，就会把我拴在他的船上！

Even so, ten o'clock was about to strike. It was time to leave my stateroom and rejoin my companions.

然而，10点的钟声敲响了。我离开房间，与同伴会合的时刻到了。

I dared not hesitate, even if Captain Nemo stood before me. I opened the door cautiously, but as it swung on its hinges, it seemed to make a frightful noise. This noise existed, perhaps, only in my imagination!

这时，就是尼摩船长站在我面前，也没什么可犹豫了。尽管我小心翼翼地打开了房门，我还是觉得我转动门链时发出了吓人的声响。这个声音可能只存在于我的想象中吧！

I crept forward through the Nautilus's dark gangways, pausing after each step to curb the pounding of my heart.

我猫着腰穿过“鹦鹉螺号”船上黑暗的过道，我每走一步就停一下，以让我的心跳平息一下。