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"Why, I suppose you have a governess for her.
"哈，我想你為她請(qǐng)了個(gè)家庭教師。
I saw a person with her just now — is she gone?
剛才我還看到有個(gè)人同她在一起呢 — 她走了嗎？
Oh, no! there she is still, behind the window-curtain.
呵，沒(méi)有！她還在那邊窗簾的后面。
You pay her, of course. I should think it quite as expensive, more so, for you have them both to keep in addition."
當(dāng)然你付她工錢。我想這一樣很貴 — 更貴，因?yàn)槟愕妙~外養(yǎng)兩個(gè)人。"
I feared, or should I say, hoped?
我擔(dān)心，或者我是否該說(shuō)，我希望？
The allusion to me would make Mr. Rochester glance my way.
因?yàn)樘岬搅宋遥_切斯特先生會(huì)朝我這邊張望。
And I involuntarily shrank farther into the shade, but he never turned his eyes.
所以我不由自主地更往陰影里躲進(jìn)去，可是他根本沒(méi)有把目光轉(zhuǎn)移到這邊來(lái)。
"I have not considered the subject," said he indifferently, looking straight before him.
"我沒(méi)有考慮過(guò)這個(gè)問(wèn)題，"他冷冷地說(shuō)，眼睛直楞楞地望著前面。
"No, you men never do consider economy and common sense.
"可不，你們男人從來(lái)不考慮經(jīng)濟(jì)和常識(shí)問(wèn)題，
You should hear mama on the chapter of governesses.
在留家庭教師事兒上，你該聽聽我媽媽。
Mary and I have had, I should think, a dozen at least in our day.
我想，瑪麗和我小時(shí)候跟過(guò)至少一打家庭教師。
Half of them detestable and the rest ridiculous, and all incubi — were they not, mama?"
一半讓人討厭，其余的十分可笑，而個(gè)個(gè)都是妖魔 — 是不是，媽媽？"
"Did you speak, my own?"
"你說(shuō)什么來(lái)著，我的寶貝蛋？"
The young lady thus claimed as the dowager's special property, reiterated her question with an explanation.
這位被那個(gè)遺孀稱為特殊財(cái)產(chǎn)的小姐，重新說(shuō)了一遍她的問(wèn)題，并作了解釋。
"My dearest, don't mention governesses. The word makes me nervous.
"我的寶貝，別提那些家庭教師了。這個(gè)字眼本身就便我不安。
I have suffered a martyrdom from their incompetency and caprice.
她們反復(fù)無(wú)常，毫不稱職，讓我吃盡了苦頭。
I thank Heaven I have now done with them!"
謝天謝地，現(xiàn)在我總算同她們擺脫關(guān)系了。"
Mrs. Dent here bent over to the pious lady and whispered something in her ear.
登特太太向這位虔誠(chéng)的太太俯下身子，向她耳語(yǔ)了一陣。
I suppose, from the answer elicited, it was a reminder that one of the anathematised race was present.
我從對(duì)方作出的回答中推測(cè)，那是提醒她，她們所詛咒的那類人中的一位，就在現(xiàn)場(chǎng)。
"Tant pis!" said her Ladyship, "I hope it may do her good!"
"Tant pis！"這位太太說(shuō)，"我希望這對(duì)她有好處！"
