I reached my daughters and passed the stranger at the entrance door which he kept holding open.

我走到我的女儿身边，经过那个站在门口的陌生人身旁时发现他用手抵住了门。

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So I turned at the door: I saw a robed and veiled figure, so unlike my usual self that it seemed almost the image of a stranger.

于是我在门边转过身来，看到了一个穿了袍子，戴了面纱的人，一点都不像我往常的样子，就仿佛是一位陌生人的影像。

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