the story runs that造句

• the story ran that prince vassily and the old count had been going to take proceedings against the italian; but the latter had produced notes in his possession from the unhappy deceased of such a character that they had promptly let him go
  他们说，瓦西里公爵和老伯爵本想追究那个意大利人，但是意大利人拿出几封不幸的死者的手札，他们当即放过了他。