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I went on with my day's business tranquilly.
我平靜地干著一天的工作。
But ever and anon vague suggestions kept wandering across my brain of reasons why I should quit Thornfield.
不過腦海中時時隱約閃過我要離開桑菲爾德的理由。
And I kept involuntarily framing advertisements and pondering conjectures about new situations.
我不由自主地設計起廣告，預測起新的工作來。
These thoughts I did not think to check;
這些想法，我沒有必要去制止。
They might germinate and bear fruit if they could.
它們也許會生根發芽，還可能結出果子來。
Mr. Rochester had been absent upwards of a fortnight, when the post brought Mrs. Fairfax a letter.
羅切斯特先生離家已經兩周多了，這時候郵差送來了一封給費爾法克斯太太的信。
"It is from the master," said she, as she looked at the direction.
"是老爺寫來的，"她后了看姓名地址說。
"Now I suppose we shall know whether we are to expect his return or not."
"現在我想可以知道能不能盼他回來了。"
And while she broke the seal and perused the document, I went on taking my coffee (we were at breakfast) .
她在拆開封口仔細看信時，我繼續喝我的咖啡（我們在吃早飯）。
It was hot, and I attributed to that circumstance a fiery glow which suddenly rose to my face.
咖啡很熱，我把臉上突然泛起的紅暈看作是它的緣故。
Why my hand shook, and why I involuntarily spilt half the contents of my cup into my saucer, I did not choose to consider.
不過，我的手為什么抖個不停，為什么我情不自禁地把半杯咖啡溢到了碟子上，我就不想去考慮了。
"Well, I sometimes think we are too quiet, but we run a chance of being busy enough now, for a little while at least,"
"嗨，有時候我總認為太冷清，現在可有機會夠我們忙了，至少得忙一會兒"
said Mrs. Fairfax, still holding the note before her spectacles.
費爾法克斯太太說，仍然把信紙舉著放在眼鏡前面。
Ere I permitted myself to request an explanation, I tied the string of Adèle's pinafore, which happened to be loose.
我沒有立即提出要求解釋，而是系好了阿黛勒碰巧松開的圍涎，哄她又吃了個小面包。
Having helped her also to another bun and refilled her mug with milk, I said, nonchalantly:
把她的杯子再倒滿牛奶，隨后淡然問道：
"Mr. Rochester is not likely to return soon, I suppose?"
"我猜想羅切斯特先生不會馬上回來吧？"
"Indeed he is — in three days, he says.
"說真的，他要回來了 — 他說三天以后到。
