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A tread creaked on the stairs at last.
樓梯上終于響起了吱格的腳步聲。
Leah made her appearance.
莉婭來了。
But it was only to intimate that tea was ready in Mrs. Fairfax's room.
但她不過是來通知茶點己在費爾法克斯太太房間里擺好。
Thither I repaired, glad at least to go downstairs.
我朝那走去，心里很是高興，至少可以到樓下去了。
For that brought me, I imagined, nearer to Mr. Rochester's presence.
我想這么一來離羅切斯特先生更近了。
"You must want your tea," said the good lady, as I joined her.
"你一定想用茶點了，"到了她那里后，這位善良的太太說。
"You ate so little at dinner. I am afraid," she continued,
"午飯你吃得那么少，"她往下說，"我擔心你今天不大舒服。
"You are not well to-day: you look flushed and feverish."
你看上去臉色緋紅，像是發了燒。"
Oh, quite well! I never felt better.
啊！很好呀，我覺得再好沒有了。
Then you must prove it by evincing a good appetite.
那你得用好胃口來證實一下。
Will you fill the teapot while I knit off this needle?
你把茶壺灌滿讓我織完這一針好嗎？
Having completed her task, she rose to draw down the blind, which she had hitherto kept up, by way,
這活兒一了結，她便站起來把一直開著的百葉窗放下。
I suppose, of making the most of daylight, though dusk was now fast deepening into total obscurity.
我猜想沒有關窗是為了充分利用日光，盡管這時己經暮靄沉沉，天色一片朦朧了。
"It is fair tonight," said she, as she looked through the panes,
"今晚天氣晴朗，"她透過窗玻璃往外看時說，
"though not starlight, Mr. Rochester has, on the whole, had a favourable day for his journey."
"雖然沒有星光，羅切斯特先生出門總算遇上了好天氣。"
Journey! Is Mr. Rochester gone anywhere? I did not know he was out.
出門？羅切斯特先生到哪里去了嗎，我不知道他出去了。
Oh, he set off the moment he had breakfasted!
噢，他吃好早飯就出去了！
He is gone to the Leas, Mr. Eshton's place, ten miles on the other side Millcote.
他去了里斯。埃希頓先生那兒，在米爾科特的另一邊，離這兒十英里。
I believe there is quite a party assembled there. Lord Ingram, Sir George Lynn, Colonel Dent, and others.
我想那兒聚集了一大批人，英格拉姆勛爵、喬治·林恩爵士、登特上校等都在。
Do you expect him back tonight?
你盼他今晚回來么？
No, nor to-morrow either. I should think he is very likely to stay a week or more.
不，明天也不會回來。我想他很可能呆上一個禮拜，或者更長一點。
When these fine, fashionable people get together, they are so surrounded by elegance and gaiety,
這些杰出的上流社會的人物相聚，氣氛歡快，格調高雅，
so well provided with all that can please and entertain, they are in no hurry to separate.
娛樂款待，應有盡有，所以他們不急于散伙。
Gentlemen especially are often in request on such occasions.
而在這樣的場合，尤其需要有教養有身份的人。
And Mr. Rochester is so talented and so lively in society, that I believe he is a general favourite.
羅切斯特先生既有才能，在社交場中又很活躍，我想他一定受到大家的歡迎。
