12. Nancy keeps an appointment(7)

　'Nancy！Where are you going at this time of night？'
　　'Not far．'
　　'What kind of answer is that？Where are you going？'
　　'I don't know，'replied the girl．
　　'The n I do．Nowhere．Sit down．'
　　'I'm not well．I want a breath of air．'
　　Sikes got up and locked the door．
　　'Let me go！'said the girl with great force． 'Just for one hour-let me go！'
　　Sikes seized her arms roughly． 'The girl's gone mad！'
Nancy fought wildly，and Sikes had to hold her down in a chair．She continued to scream and fight until midnight，when，exhausted and tearful，she stopped struggling．She went into another room and threw herself on a bed．
“南希！都晚上这个时候了，你还要去哪儿？”
　　“就在附近走走。”
　　“这是什么话？你要去什么地方？”
　　“我也不知道。”女孩回答说。
　　“那么我知道。你哪儿也甭去了。坐下。”
　　“我不舒服，想到外面去换换空气。”
　　赛克斯站了起来，锁上了房门。
　　“让我出去！”女孩力争道，“就一个小时——让我去一下！”
　　赛克斯粗暴地抓住她的胳膊。“这丫头八成是疯了！”
　　南希极力反抗着，赛克斯不得不将她按在椅子上。她不停地尖叫挣扎着，一直到午夜，她已泪流满面，疲惫不堪，才停止了挣扎。她走进了另一个房间，一头倒在了床上。