A desperate honesty that throbs through his confession does not absolve him from sins of diabolical cunning. He is abnormal.

他的忏悔被绝望的虔诚悸动着,但这也不能为他那恶魔的狡诈赎罪，他是变态。

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And they had, of course, the strength of mind, as well as the audacity and cunning, to take advantage of this situation.

当然他们拥有强壮的心智，大敢且奸诈，并能依势获益。

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