Indeed all his stories have the special poe flavour. many of them are set in strange places-a ruined abbey, a castle on the rhine-with elaborate and dimly or luridly lit decors .

故事大都发生在奇怪的地方--倾圮的僧院，莱茵河上的城堡--笼罩着微妙、朦胧或恐怖骇人的气氛。

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Knowing how many women have ruined their retreats by calling home, I hightailed it to the Abbey, huddled into the Quiet Corner, began to breathe and waited for a spirit of goodwill to envelope me.

太多女性因为与家中联系而毁了逃避的假期，因此，我要逃到大教堂里去，躲在安静的角落里，享受着，等待着静谧美好的感受将我包围。

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