Midnight Visitor | 午夜访客

Robert Arthur | 罗伯特·阿瑟

Scene 1: Before Entering | 场景一：进门前

Stage Directions | 场景说明:
In a dim hallway on the sixth floor of a French hotel, Fowler eagerly follows Ausable, who puffs up his chest and throws mysterious glances back. Just as he’s about to continue boasting, he suddenly stumbles on a loose floorboard, almost falling over. He quickly brushes himself off, while Fowler struggles to suppress laughter.
法国旅馆六楼的昏暗走廊。Fowler 充满期待地跟在 Ausable 身后，Ausable 刻意挺起胸膛，努力装作神秘莫测的样子，时不时回头瞥一眼 Fowler。就在他快要开口继续吹嘘的时候，突然踩到松动的地板，身体猛地一晃，差点摔倒。他尴尬地站稳拍了拍自己，而 Fowler 强忍笑意看着他。

Narration | 旁白
Perhaps Ausable wasn’t the “heroic spy” Fowler had envisioned, but he was certainly a confident showman. With exaggerated gestures and a “mysterious” grin, he seemed determined to mask his clumsiness, but Fowler couldn’t help but wonder: is this man really a spy?
Ausable，也许并不是真正的“英雄间谍”，但他绝对是个自信满满的“戏精”。他那浮夸的动作和不着边际的“神秘”微笑似乎是为了掩盖笨拙，然而此刻，他的观众 Fowler 已经忍不住怀疑：这人真的是间谍吗？

Ausable
(Feigning confidence, brushing himself off) Ah, yes, just part of the “spy life”—constant obstacles.

（假装镇定，拍了拍自己）啊，对，这就是“间谍生活”的一部分，时刻准备面对突发情况。

Fowler
(Hiding a grin) Is that so? Looks, uh… truly dangerous.
（掩饰微笑）是吗？看起来真的……很危险。

Ausable
(Putting a finger to his lips, with mock mystery) Tonight, you’ll see some real… “action.”
（手指放在唇边，装作神秘）今晚你会体验到真正的“刺激”。

Scene 2: Inside the Room | 场景二：入室后

Stage Directions | 场景说明:
Fowler followed Ausable into the room, and as the light turned on, all the decorations in the room became apparent, including a thin man standing in the middle with an automatic gun aimed at them. The atmosphere seemed to become tense, and Ausable seemed to have finally found an opportunity to show off his abilities. In just a few words, Max bring about his own destruction, but when Fowler realized it, he felt it was nothing more than that.
Fowler跟着Ausable进入了房间，随着电灯的打开，房间里的一切摆设都显现出来了以及中间正站着个拿着自动手枪对准他们的瘦小男子，气氛似乎变得紧张起来了，Ausable似乎终于找到了一个显示自己本领的机会，三言两语就让Max自寻死路，等Fowler 反应过来却觉得也不过如此。

Narration | 旁白
Fowler was skeptical of Ausable's words and entered the room with the attitude of trying to watch a play. However, he encountered an unexpected guest named Max. Fowler cooperated and witnessed their confrontation, unable to say whether Ausable was really clever or if Max was too naive to deceive. The night outside the window was a bit darker.
Fowler对Ausable的话半信半疑，抱着试一试看戏的心态和Ausable一起进入了房间, 却遇到了不速之客Max，Fowler配合地在旁见证了二人的交锋，也说不出是Ausable真的机智过人，还是Max太没单纯好骗，窗外夜色又深了几分。

(Fowler 东张西望的进去，Ausable边说边走了进来, 关上门，打开了灯)
Ausable
Cheer up, my young friend. Soon you will see a quite important paper which may well affect the course of history. How dramatic!
Fowler
(吓到了) There is someone here.
Max
(房间的中间站着一个人，手持一把小巧的自动手枪，正对准他们)
Ausable
Max(装吓到), you gave me quite a start. I thought you were in Berlin. What are you doing in my room?
Max
(低沉地声音说，伸手) The report about some new missiles will be safer in my hands than in yours.
Ausable
(挪到一把扶手椅跟前，重重地坐下，阴沉地抱怨) This is not the first time. I'm going to complain about the management .I‘m angry.
Max
Balcony?(惊讶)No, I did not know there was a balcony.
Ausable
(生气地朝Fowler 解释)(指) You see. The balcony, which extends under my window belongs to the next apartment. Somebody get onto it from the empty room next door last month. The management promised to block it off. But they haven't.
Fowler
(站在Ausable旁边身后不远的地方，浑身僵直）
Max
(看了看Fowler，挥了挥拿枪的那只手，命令他坐下) Sit down，We have to wait for half an hour.
Fowler
(颤抖着摸着凳子企图坐下) O~~O~OK.
Ausable
(沉重) Thirty-one minutes,The appointment with him was for twelve-thirty. How you learned about the report, Max?
Max
(邪恶笑了笑) I will get it back tonight.(敲门声起) What is that？ Who is at the door?
Fowler
(听到敲门声，吓得跳了起来) Oh！
Ausable
(轻松笑笑)That will be the police,I thought such an important paper should be kept safe at all time.
Max
(咬紧了嘴唇，神色有些慌张)(敲门声继续）
Ausable
What will you do now, Max ?If I do not answer the door, they will not hesitate to shoot.
Max
(气得脸色铁青，他迅速退到窗户旁边，反手推开窗户，把一只腿伸出去)(警告) Send them away or I'll shoot you!
(敲门声越来越大)
Henry
"Mr Ausable! Mr Ausable!"
Max
(枪口一直对准他们，然后把另外一只腿伸出去)
Henry
(动了动门把)
Max
(放开手，跳到了阳台上。当他跳下时，发出了一声凄厉的惨叫) Oh！

Scene 3: After the Window Jump | 场景三：跳窗后

Stage Directions | 场景说明:
There’s a sudden knock at the door. Max panics, backing toward the window, brandishing the gun. He glances between the door and the window, curses under his breath, and clumsily climbs out. A faint thud follows his exit—likely his landing. Ausable glances briefly at the window, unconcerned. Just as the door opens, a waiter enters, holding a tray with a single chilled bottle of soda.
突然传来敲门声，Max 慌乱地往后退，紧紧握着枪，在门和窗之间犹豫了片刻，低声咒骂了一句，然后笨拙地爬出窗户。随着他的消失，窗外传来一声闷响，似乎是他落地的声音。Ausable 只看了一眼窗户，神情自若。与此同时，门被推开，一位服务生端着托盘走了进来，上面放着一瓶冰镇可乐。

Narration | 旁白
As Max made his awkward escape, Fowler’s look of tension melted into exasperation, especially upon seeing the waiter’s tray. It was not a sign of backup or danger—just soda. At that moment, Fowler realized that this was not the dangerous life of espionage he had imagined. It was an absurd, comical performance all along.
Max 狼狈地逃走后，Fowler 原本紧张的神情化为无奈，尤其是在看到服务生的托盘时——没有警察，也没有增援，只有一瓶可乐。此刻，Fowler 明白了，这根本不是他想象中的惊险间谍生活，而是一场荒诞的喜剧。

Ausable
(Grinning, watching Max disappear, then turning to the waiter) Perfect timing, Waiter. Thank you.
（微笑着看着 Max 消失，然后转向服务员）准时啊，服务员。谢谢你。

Waiter
(Setting down the tray) Your cola, sir, just as you requested.
（放下托盘）先生，这是您点的快乐水。

Ausable
(Nods approvingly) Excellent.
（满意地点头）太好了。

Stage Directions | 场景说明:
Ausable casually opens the soda and takes a long sip as Fowler looks on, stunned. With a relaxed sigh, he lets out a loud, satisfied burp.
Ausable 悠闲地打开可乐，喝了一大口，Fowler 目瞪口呆地看着他。Ausable 心满意足地叹了口气，随后打了个响亮的饱嗝。

Fowler
(Still bewildered) That’s it? That’s your “action”?
（仍然困惑）就这样？这就是你的“行动”？

Ausable
(Shrugs casually) Sometimes, the simplest plans are the best.
（随意耸肩）有时候，最简单的计划才是最好的。

Stage Directions | 场景说明:
Fowler stares at him for a moment, then starts to laugh. From outside the window, a faint groaning sound can be heard—Max, likely regretting his hasty escape. Unfazed, Ausable takes another leisurely sip of cola.
Fowler 愣了一下，然后终于笑了出来。窗外传来一声低沉的呻吟，可能是 Max 在为自己的逃脱方式感到后悔。Ausable 毫不在意，又悠闲地喝了一口可乐。

Waiter
(Politely) Would you like me to bring another bottle, sir?
（礼貌地）需要再来一瓶吗，先生？

Ausable
(Shaking his head with a grin) No, one’s enough for tonight.
（笑着摇头）不用了，今晚一瓶就够了。

Fowler
(Laughing) Well, Ausable… tonight certainly is… a night to remember.
（笑着）好吧，Ausable……今晚确实是个“难忘之夜”。