87集 The intense horror of nightmare

solder /ˈsəʊldə(r)/  焊接

staple [ˈsteɪpl]  订书钉，这里指钩环

knuckle [ˈnʌkl]  指关节

importunate /ɪmˈpɔːtʃənət/ 纠缠不休的

cling /klɪŋ/  附着于;坚持  clung  clung

melancholy /ˈmelənkəli/ adj. (令人)悲哀的;(令人)沮丧的

disengage /ˌdɪsɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/ 脱离

The hook was soldered into the staple:a circumstance observed by me when awake, but forgotten. `I must stop it,nevertheless!’ I muttered, knocking my knuckles through the glass, andstretching an arm out to seize the importunate branch; instead of which, myfingers closed on the fingers of a little, ice-cold hand! The intense horror ofnightmare came over me: