He then replied, "you live just because you happened to send your poem by mail instead of bringing it in person."

编辑于是回信说：“你活着是因为碰巧稿子是通过邮局寄来的，而不是你亲自送来的。”

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"Drink, then," replied he, still with the same cold composure.

“那就喝吧，”他回答着，依然冷酷如前，不动声色。

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I asked him what he meant. He replied, still very emotional, "I get home from school, take a shower, put on my pajamas, do my homework, eat dinner, play or read then go to bed."

我就问他指的是什么，他依旧非常激动地回答“我放学回到家，洗个澡，穿上睡衣，做完作业后吃晚饭，然后玩一会或者读读课外书就睡觉了。”

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Phillipos says he replied, "Do what you have to do, " then managed to drift off to sleep.

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The publisher replied in the affirmative, and only then did Pereda realize that he was crying.

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Mr Kean denied murdering Mrs Methven but replied "no comment" when asked if he had been in her house and then refused to explain that answer.

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