Mary Ann Nichols's Ghost | 玛丽·安·尼科尔斯的幽灵

English Original

In the early hours of August 31, 1888, the body of Mary Ann Nichols was discovered in a stable entrance on Buck's Row (now Durward Street). Nichols was the first Whitechapel murder victim of the serial killer known as Jack the Ripper.

On the morning of her death, she returned to her lodgings from a local pub called The Frying Pan on Thrawl Street sometime after 12:30 a.m. However, lacking the four pence needed for a bed, she went back onto the street, stating she would soon earn the money. She intended to sell her body, believing her new bonnet would help attract a customer.

Around 3:40 a.m., carter Charles Cross found her lying on her back in Buck's Row, legs straight out and skirts raised to her waist. Another carter, Robert Paul, arrived shortly after. Unsure if she was dead, they decided to return to work and inform a policeman when they saw one.

The carters did not raise the alarm. That task fell to Constable John Neil, who discovered Mary and her horrific wounds. Her throat had been slashed from ear to ear, deep to the vertebrae. Her windpipe and gullet were severely cut, and there was extensive slashing and ripping of her abdomen.

Little remains of Buck's Row today. Yet, on dark nights, the area seems trapped in a time warp. Over the past century, there have been numerous sightings of a huddled figure lying on the ground, emitting a ghostly green light. This apparition appears on the very spot where Mary Ann Nichols's body was discovered.


中文翻译

1888年8月31日凌晨,玛丽·安·尼科尔斯的尸体在白教堂区巴克街(现杜沃德街)的一个马厩入口处被发现。尼科尔斯是连环杀手“开膛手杰克”在白教堂区的第一位谋杀受害者。

在她遇害的当天凌晨12点30分后,她从当地一家名为“煎锅”的酒馆返回住所。然而,由于没有四便士支付床铺费用,她又回到了街上,声称很快就能赚到钱。她打算出卖自己的身体,并认为她的新女帽能帮助吸引顾客。

大约凌晨3点40分,马车夫查尔斯·克罗斯发现她仰面躺在巴克街上,双腿伸直,裙子被掀到腰部。不久,另一名马车夫罗伯特·保罗也到了。他们不确定她是否已死,于是决定先回去工作,等见到警察时再报告。

马车夫们并未真正拉响谋杀警报。这一任务落到了警员约翰·尼尔身上,他发现了玛丽及其可怕的伤口。她的喉咙被从左耳到右耳割开,深至脊椎。她的气管和食道被严重割断,腹部也有大范围的割裂和撕扯痕迹。

如今的巴克街已所剩无几。然而,在漆黑的夜晚,这个区域似乎困在了时间的扭曲中。过去一个世纪以来,有许多目击报告称看到一个蜷缩的身影躺在地上,散发着诡异的绿光。这个幽灵出现的位置,正是玛丽·安·尼科尔斯尸体被发现的地点。

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