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"We did, and, Tedo, you know, I helped you in prosecuting (or persecuting) your tutor,
"我們確實這么做了，特多，你知道我幫你告發（或者是迫害）你的家庭教師，
whey-faced Mr. Vining — the parson in the pip, as we used to call him.
面無血色的維寧先生，我們管他叫病態教師。
He and Miss Wilson took the liberty of falling in love with each other — at least Tedo and I thought so.
他和威爾遜小姐膽大妄為，竟談情說愛起來 — 至少特多和我是這么想的。
We surprised sundry tender glances and sighs which we interpreted as tokens of 'la belle passion,'
我們當場看到他們溫存地眉目傳情，哀聲嘆氣，并把這些理解為"la belle passion"的表現，
and I promise you the public soon had the benefit of our discovery.
我敢擔保，大家很快就會得益于我們的發現。
We employed it as a sort of lever to hoist our dead-weights from the house.
我們要將它作為杠桿，把壓在身上的兩個沉重包袱，撬出門去。
Dear mama, there, as soon as she got an inkling of the business, found out that it was of an immoral tendency.
親愛的媽媽，瞧她一風聞這件事兒，便發覺是種歪風邪氣。
Did you not, my lady-mother?"
你不就是這么看的嗎，我的母親大人？"
"Certainly, my best. And I was quite right.
"當然，我的寶貝。而且我十分正確。
Depend on that: there are a thousand reasons why liaisons between governesses
毫無疑問，在任何一個管教出色的家庭里，有干萬條理由，
and tutors should never be tolerated a moment in any well-regulated house. Firstly..."
一刻都不能容忍家庭男女教師之間的私通。第一..."
"Oh, gracious, mama! Spare us the enumeration! Au reste, we all know them.
"哎呀，媽媽，別給我們一一列舉啦！其余，我們都知道。
Danger of bad example to innocence of childhood;
壞樣子會危害兒童的純真；
distractions and consequent neglect of duty on the part of the attached — mutual alliance and reliance;
熱戀者相依相伴，神不守舍，會導致失責；
confidence thence resulting — insolence accompanying — mutiny and general blow-up.
而狂妄自恃 — 傲饅無禮伴之而生 — 會造成沖突和對抗的總爆發。
Am I right, Baroness Ingram, of Ingram Park?"
我說得對嗎，英格拉姆花園的英格拉姆男爵夫人？"
"My lily-flower, you are right now, as always."
"我的百合花，你說得很對，你一向很對。"
"Then no more need be said. Change the subject."
"那就不必再說了，換個話題吧。"
