so completely.

这么彻底
One moment, leaping from a hotel window,

前一刻还狼狈的跳窗而逃
the next gainfully employed

下一刻就荣幸地被世界上
by one of the world's greatest living composers.

最伟大的作曲家之一雇用
My only problem is that I accidentally got hooked on a journal

唯一的困扰是机缘巧合我迷上了一本日记
written in 1849 by a dying lawyer during the voyage

是一个濒死的律师在1849年
from the Pacific islands to San Francisco.

从太平洋岛屿到旧金山时写的
To my great annoyance, the pages cease mid-sentence.

可是日记只有前半本
Half the book is missing.

后半本找不到
It's completely getting me.

但我非常着迷
Could you be a mensch and when you're next foraging

方便的话下次去奥拓书店买书时
at Otto's Book's, make an inquiry?

帮忙问一下