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"On the contrary," said I, "I bolted my door."
"恰恰相反，"我說，"我把門拴上了。"
Then you are not in the habit of bolting your door every night before you get into bed?
那你每天睡覺之前沒有拴門的習慣嗎？
Fiend! she wants to know my habits, that she may lay her plans accordingly!
這惡魔！她想知道我的習慣，好以此來算計我！
Indignation again prevailed over prudence.
憤怒再次壓倒謹慎。
I replied sharply, "Hitherto I have often omitted to fasten the bolt. I did not think it necessary.
我尖刻地回答："到目前為止我還是常常忽略了拴門，我認為沒有這必要。
I was not aware any danger or annoyance was to be dreaded at Thornfield Hall.
我以前沒有意識到在桑菲爾德還要擔心什么危險或者煩惱。
But in future (and I laid marked stress on the words) I shall take good care to make all secure before I venture to lie down.
不過將來（我特別強調了這幾個字），我要小心謹慎，弄得一切都安安全全了才敢躺下睡覺。
"It will be wise so to do," was her answer.
"這樣做才聰明呢，"她回答。
This neighbourhood is as quiet as any I know,
這一帶跟我知道的任何地方都一樣安靜，
and I never heard of the hall being attempted by robbers since it was a house,
打從府宅建成以來、我還沒有聽說過有強盜上門呢。
though there are hundreds of pounds' worth of plate in the plate-closet, as is well known.
盡管誰都知道，盤子柜里有價值幾百英鎊的盤子。
And you see, for such a large house, there are very few servants,
而且你知道，老爺不在這里長住，就是來住，
because master has never lived here much, and when he does come, being a bachelor, he needs little waiting on.
因為是單身漢也不大要人服侍，所以這么大的房子，只有很少幾個仆人。
But I always think it best to err on the safe side.
不過我總認為過份注意安全總比不注意安全好。
A door is soon fastened, and it is as well to have a drawn bolt between one and any mischief that may be about.
門一下子就能拴上，還是拴上門，把自己和可能發生的禍害隔開為好。
A deal of people, Miss, are for trusting all to Providence.
小姐，很多人都把一切托付給上帝。
But I say Providence will not dispense with the means, though He often blesses them when they are used discreetly.
但要我說呀，上帝不會排斥采取措施，盡管他只常常祝福那些謹慎采取的措施。
And here she closed her harangue.
說到這里她結束了長篇演說。
A long one for her, and uttered with the demureness of a Quakeress.
這番話對地來說是夠長的了，而且口氣里帶著貴格會女教徒的假正經。
I still stood absolutely dumfounded at what appeared to me her miraculous self-possession and most inscrutable hypocrisy, when the cook entered.
我依舊站在那里，正被她出奇的鎮定和難以理解的虛偽弄得目瞪口呆時，廚師進門來了。
