By this time, after long hours of continued reflection upon one subject, a sombre brooding malevolence, a deep-seated desire of revenge, had grown big within his mind.

• 他一连好几个钟点尽思量着一桩事，如今可有一团郁结不解的恶念，一股根深蒂固的报仇心理，在他心里越胀越大了。