He had noticed this before she had left, but he was surprised that she was still so sullen.

在她离开前他就注意到了，但他惊讶的是她依然有点闷闷不乐的。

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Because of earlier worries about the teenager's gender, ASA had ordered its own tests before she had left for Berlin.

ASA早些时候对这位少年的性别也有所担心，因此在她启程前往柏林前就已要求对其进行内部测试。

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Well before she arrived, she'd call out a friendly word with what little voice she had left, which was shrill and rasping.

刚好在她到达之前，她就会以她那仅剩的底气友好地小声打声招呼，声音尖锐而沙哑。

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He thought it strange that she had left before he got home, and even stranger that she had sent the note via Adel without bothering to say where she had gone or when she would be back.

NEWYORKER: Waiting

They certainly knew she had spied for Russia, and questioned her before she left.

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