His Evil Genius

This morning, when I came down, about half an hour before noon, Mr Earnshaw was sitting by the fire, deadly sick; his evil genius, almost as gaunt and ghastly, leant against the chimney.

今天早上，我下楼时，大概还有半个钟点就到中午了。 恩萧先生坐在炉火旁，病得很重；那个恶魔的化身，差不多一样地憔悴、惨白，身子倚着烟囱。

René Descartes in his book, Meditations (1642), discussed the idea that he might be deceived by a malign genius, "some evil demon, who has used all his artifice to deceive me".

勒奈·笛卡儿在他的著作《沉思集》（1642）中讨论了这样的想法：他可能被一个邪恶的天才所欺骗。 “某个恶毒的魔鬼，已用尽他的所有诡计来蒙骗我。”

The Evil Genius rejoices – the Prince has broken his oath.

恶魔得逞了—王子违背了他的誓言。