His story, in short, was that soon after his wedding a tapster enticed away his wife.

简而言之，他的在他结婚后不久， 一个板引诱了他的妻子。

He had recourse to the law everywhere, and the tapster was everywhere acquitted.

他处求助于法律， 而板处都被宣告无罪。

Then the tapster and another workman beat him until he bled, and the following day the tapster's house took fire.

然后，板和另一个工人把他打得流血， 第二天，板的房子着火了。

The tapster told him that she was not there, although he saw her when coming in, and ordered him to depart.

板告诉他她不在， 虽然他进来时看了她， 并命令他离开。