To apologize for leaving so early,I brought you a little gift.
为了表示我对提早走掉的歉意,我给你带了一件小礼物。
the gaoler returned a few moments later with a pair of glasses and the usual copy of the letter which he proceeded to read to the prisoner.
一会儿工夫,狱卒重新登台,拿来一副眼镜以及平时使用的那封信,然后为那囚犯念了起来。