I was just getting desperate enough to brave all the shame, and to seize it, when a window behind me was raised, and a gentleman spoke out of it, saying: "Step in here, please."

我正不顾一切地要勇敢地去抓住它，这时我身后的一扇窗户打开了，一位先生的声音从里面传出来，说：“请到这儿来。”