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I leaned against a gate, and looked into an empty field where no sheep were feeding, where the short grass was nipped and blanched.
我倚在一扇大門上，凝望著空空的田野，那里沒有覓食的羊群，只有凍壞了的蒼白的淺草。
It was a very grey day, a most opaque sky, "onding on snaw," canopied all.
這是一個灰蒙蒙的日子，降雪前的天空一片混沌，間或飄下一些雪片。
Thence flakes felt it intervals, which settled on the hard path and on the hoary lea without melting.
落在堅硬的小徑上，從在灰白的草地上，沒有融化。
I stood, a wretched child enough, whispering to myself over and over again, "What shall I do? What shall I do?"
我站立著，一付可憐巴巴的樣子，一遍又一遍悄悄對自己說："我怎么辦呢？我怎么辦呢？"
All at once I heard a clear voice call, "Miss Jane! where are you? Come to lunch!"
突然我聽一個清晰的嗓音在叫喚，"簡小姐，你在哪兒？快來吃中飯！"
It was Bessie, I knew well enough, but I did not stir.
是貝茜在叫，我心里很明白，不過我沒有動彈。
Her light step came tripping down the path.
她步履輕盈地沿小徑走來。
"You naughty little thing!" she said.
"你這個小淘氣！"她說。
"Why don't you come when you are called?"
"叫你為什么不來？"
Bessie's presence, compared with the thoughts over which I had been brooding, seemed cheerful, even though, as usual, she was somewhat cross.
比之剛才縈回腦際的念頭，貝茜的到來似乎是令人愉快的，盡管她照例又有些生氣。
The fact is, after my conflict with and victory over Mrs. Reed, I was not disposed to care much for the nursemaid's transitory anger.
其實，同里德太太發生沖突。并占了上風之后，我并不太在乎保姆一時的火氣。
And I was disposed to bask in her youthful lightness of heart.
倒是希望分享她那充滿活力、輕松愉快的心情。
I just put my two arms round her and said, "Come, Bessie! don't scold."
我只是用胳膊抱住了她，說："得啦，貝茜別罵我了。"
The action was more frank and fearless than any I was habituated to indulge in. Somehow it pleased her.
這個動作比我往常所縱情的任何舉動都要直率大膽，不知怎地，倒使貝茜高興了。
"You are a strange child, Miss Jane," she said, as she looked down at me.
"你是個怪孩子，簡小姐，"她說，低頭看著我。
"A little roving, solitary thing, and you are going to school, I suppose?"
"一個喜歡獨來獨往的小東西。你要去上學了，我想是不是？"
I nodded.
我點了點頭。
"And won't you be sorry to leave poor Bessie?"
"離開可憐的貝茜你不難過嗎？"
"What does Bessie care for me? She is always scolding me."
"貝茜在乎我什么呢？她老是罵我。"
"Because you're such a queer, frightened, shy little thing. You should be bolder."
"誰叫你是那么個古怪、膽小、怕難為情的小東西，你應該膽大一點。"
"What! To get more knocks?"
"什么！好多挨幾頓打？"
"Nonsense! But you are rather put upon, that's certain.
"瞎說！不過你常受欺侮，那倒是事實。
My mother said, when she came to see me last week, that she would not like a little one of her own to be in your place.
上星期我母親來看我的時候說，她希望自己哪一個小家伙也不要像你一樣。
Now, come in, and I've some good news for you."
好吧，進去吧，我有個好消息告訴你。"
