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Not, however, to go to bed. On the contrary, I began and dressed myself carefully.
不過我沒有上床。反倒小心地穿好了衣服。
The sounds I had heard after the scream, and the words that had been uttered,
那聲尖叫以后傳來的響動和大聲喊出來的話，
had probably been heard only by me, for they had proceeded from the room above mine.
很可能只有我聽到，因為是從我頭頂的房間傳來的。
But they assured me that it was not a servant's dream which had thus struck horror through the house.
但我很有把握，鬧得整所房子驚惶失措的，不是仆人的惡夢。
And that the explanation Mr. Rochester had given was merely an invention framed to pacify his guests.
羅切斯特先生的解釋不過是一時的編造，用來穩住客人的情緒而已。
I dressed, then, to be ready for emergencies.
于是我穿上衣服以防不測。
When dressed, I sat a long time by the window
穿戴停當后，我久久地坐在窗邊，
looking out over the silent grounds and silvered fields and waiting for I knew not what.
眺望著靜謐的庭園和銀色的田野，連自己也不知道在等待著什么。
It seemed to me that some event must follow the strange cry, struggle, and call.
我似乎感到，在奇怪的喊叫、搏斗和呼救之后，必定要發生什么事情。
No. Stillness returned. Each murmur and movement ceased gradually,
但沒有。一切又復歸平靜。每個細微的響動都漸漸停止，
and in about an hour Thornfield Hall was again as hushed as a desert.
一小時后整座桑菲爾德府便像沙漠一般沉寂了。
It seemed that sleep and night had resumed their empire.
暗夜與沉睡似乎又恢復了自己的王國。
Meantime the moon declined. She was about to set.
與此同時，月亮下沉，快要隱去。
Not liking to sit in the cold and darkness, I thought I would lie down on my bed, dressed as I was.
我不喜歡那么冷絲絲黑咕隆咚地坐著，心想雖然穿好了衣服，倒還是躺在床上的好。
I left the window, and moved with little noise across the carpet.
我離開了窗子，輕手輕腳地穿過地毯。
As I stooped to take off my shoes, a cautious hand tapped low at the door.
正想彎腰去脫鞋，一只謹慎的手輕輕地敲響了我的門。
"Am I wanted?" I asked.
"要我幫忙嗎？"我問。
"Are you up?" asked the voice I expected to hear, viz. , my master's.
"你沒有睡？"我意料中的那個聲音問道，那是我主人的嗓音。
Yes, sir. And dressed? Yes. Come out, then, quietly.
是的，先生。而且穿了衣服？不錯。那就出來吧，輕一點。
