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I departed, obeying his directions.
我聽從他的吩咐走開了。
"Enough!" he called out in a few minutes.
"行啦！"幾分鐘后他叫道。
You play a little, I see, like any other English school-girl, perhaps rather better than some, but not well.
你會—點兒，我知道了，像隨便哪一個英國女學生一樣，也許比有些人強些，但并不好。
I closed the piano and returned.
我關了鋼琴，走了回來。
Mr. Rochester continued: "Adèle showed me some sketches this morning, which she said were yours.
羅切斯特先生繼續說："今天早上阿黛勒把一些速寫給我看了，她說是你畫的。
I don't know whether they were entirely of your doing. Probably a master aided you?"
我不知道是不是完全由你一個人畫的，也許某個畫師幫助了你？"
"No, indeed!" I interjected.
"沒有，說真的！"我沖口叫了起來。
Ah! that pricks pride.
噢，那傷了你的自尊。
Well, fetch me your portfolio, if you can vouch for its contents being original.
好吧，把你的畫夾拿來，要是你能擔保里面的畫是自己創作的。
But don't pass your word unless you are certain. I can recognise patchwork.
不過你沒有把握就別吭聲，我認得出拼拼湊湊的東西。
Then I will say nothing, and you shall judge for yourself, sir.
那我什么也不說，你盡可以自己去判斷，先生。
I brought the portfolio from the library.
我從書房取來了畫夾。
"Approach the table," said he, and I wheeled it to his couch.
"把桌子移過來，"他說，我把桌子推向他的睡榻。
Adèle and Mrs. Fairfax drew near to see the pictures.
阿黛勒和費爾法克斯太太也都湊近來看畫。
"No crowding," said Mr. Rochester:
"別擠上來，"羅切斯特先生說，
"take the drawings from my hand as I finish with them, but don't push your faces up to mine."
"等我看好了，可以從我手里把畫拿走，但不要把臉都湊上來。"
He deliberately scrutinised each sketch and painting.
他審慎地細看了每幅速寫和畫作。
Three he laid aside; the others, when he had examined them, he swept from him.
把其中三幅放在一旁，其余的看完以后便推開了。
"Take them off to the other table, Mrs. Fairfax, "said he. "And look at them with Adèle.
"把它們放到別的桌子上去，費爾法克斯太太，"他說。"同阿黛勒一起看看這些畫。
You (glancing at me) resume your seat, and answer my questions.
你呢，（目光掃視了我一下）仍舊坐在你位置上，回答我的問題。
I perceive those pictures were done by one hand. Was that hand yours?
我看出來這些畫出自一人之手，那是你的手嗎？
Yes.
是的。
And when did you find time to do them?
你什么時候抽時間來畫的？
They have taken much time, and some thought.
這些畫很費時間，也得動些腦筋。
I did them in the last two vacations I spent at Lowood, when I had no other occupation.
我是在羅沃德度過的最后兩個假期時畫的，那時我沒有別的事情。
Where did you get your copies?
你什么地方弄來的摹本？
Out of my head.
從我腦袋里。
That head I see now on your shoulders?
就是現在我看到的你肩膀上的腦袋嗎？
Yes, sir.
是的，先生。
Has it other furniture of the same kind within?
那里面沒有類似的東西嗎？
I should think it may have. I should hope — better.
我想也許有。我希望 — 更好。
