Emma began to laugh, a strident, piercing, continuous laugh; she had an attack of hysterics.

艾玛大笑起。 笑得刺耳，哄动，持久：她的神经病又发作了。

Indeed, from this moment on, any maritime casualty without an established cause was charged to the monster's account.

又一次使论哄动起。时候起，所有前原因不明的航海遇难事件，现在都算在个怪物的账上了。

Pertinent to this, I'll ask you if the Nautilus's running afoul of the Scotia, which caused such a great uproar, was the result of an accidental encounter?

我顺便问一下，那哄动一时的诺第留斯号和斯各脱亚号的相撞事件，是一次偶然的吗？