亚瑟·吉卜斯是一位年轻的律师助理,他受命到小镇克等辛·基福特去,代表律师事务所参加德拉布洛太太的葬礼:并处理这位孤老太太的遗物及遗留事务。他来到了小镇,了解到德拉布洛太太居住的古老的埃尔沼泽宅处于四面沼泽包围的一小块高地上,与附近村镇及住家间仅有一条堤道相通,每天只有在退潮时堤道才露出水面。其它时间宅子与外界完全隔绝。 Arthur Gibbs, a young lawyer aide, was ordered to go to the town of Cincikford, where he represented the law firm at the funeral of Mrs de Bubu and dealt with the legacy and legacy of the lone lady Business. He came to the town and learned that the old El marsh house where Mrs de Bubo resided was located on a small plateau encircled by a four-sided marsh and connected to only one causeway in the nearby towns and homes. Only at low tide Causeway surface exposed. Zhaizi other time completely isolated from the outside world.