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Thank you，Herbert！ I said，feeling much better．
謝謝你，赫伯特！我心情舒暢地說。
But I want to ask you something，my dear Handel，said Herbert，looking serious for once．
但是，我要向你問點(diǎn)事情，親愛的漢德爾，赫伯特說，看上去這一次特別認(rèn)真。
Think of Estella，and her education，and how unhappy you may be with her．Couldn't you possibly-and I'm saying this as a friend，remember-couldn't you forget about her？
艾絲黛拉認(rèn)為，她有教養(yǎng)，你和她怎么會(huì)幸福。你不可能想得通—做為一個(gè)朋友我這樣說，記住—你不可能把她忘記吧？
I know you're right，Herbert，I said miserably，but I can never stop loving her．
我知道，你說得對(duì)，赫伯特，我自悲地說，但是，我從來不能終止愛她。
Well，never mind！said Herbert．Now I have something to tell you myself． I am engaged．
喂，別在意！赫伯特說，現(xiàn)在，我把自己的一些事情告訴你，我訂婚了。
May I ask the young lady's name？
我可以問這位年輕小姐的名字嗎？
Clara．Her mother's dead，and she lives with her father．We must keep our feelings for each other secret，because I haven't enough money to marry her yet．
克萊拉。她母親去世了，和她父親生活在一起。我們必須為我們的感情互相保密。因?yàn)?，我也沒有足夠的錢和她結(jié)婚。
As soon as I start in－suring ships we can marry．Herbert tried to look hopeful about his future，but this time he couldn't even manage his usual cheerful smile．
我的船只保險(xiǎn)業(yè)務(wù)一開張，我們就能結(jié)婚。赫伯特想方設(shè)法顯得他的前途有希望。但是，這一次他甚至不能控制他平時(shí)的歡樂微笑。
One day I received a letter which made my heart beat fast．
一天，我收到了一封來信，這封信讓我心慌。
I am coming to London the day after tomorrow by the mid-day coach．Miss Havisham wants you to meet me．
后天我乘午班馬車到倫敦，郝薇香小姐要你來接我。
Estella．
艾絲黛拉。
If there had been time，I would have ordered several new suits．I ate nothing until the day arrived，and all morning I waited impatiently for the coach．
如果有時(shí)間，我會(huì)訂幾套新衣服。我不吃不喝直到這一天的到來；整個(gè)上午我不耐煩地等待著馬車。
She seemed more beautiful than ever，and her manner to me was very pleasant，as I took her to the house in London where Miss Havisham had arranged for her to stay．
她好像比以前更美麗了，當(dāng)我?guī)еズ罗毕阈〗阋呀?jīng)為她在倫敦安排好的住處時(shí)，她對(duì)我的態(tài)度十分好。
Her life seemed to be planned by Miss Havisham right down to the smallest detail．I only hoped I was part of that plan．
她的生活看起來是被郝薇香小姐操縱著，直到很小的細(xì)節(jié)，只希望我是被操縱的一部分。
關(guān)于《遠(yuǎn)大前程》而逃犯的妻子剛生下了他們的女兒艾斯黛拉，逃犯的妻子因?yàn)橐黄饸⑷俗锉黄鹪V，郝維辛小姐的律師幫助她擺脫了牢獄之災(zāi)，并把她的女兒艾斯黛拉獻(xiàn)給郝維辛小姐，然后用殺人罪和女兒的前途作威脅，因?yàn)闅⑷朔傅呐畠豪響?yīng)也被關(guān)進(jìn)監(jiān)獄，結(jié)果律師成功地讓那逃犯的妻子老老實(shí)實(shí)地為他做了20幾年的奴隸。
