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"If," said I, "you would just step upstairs and tell her I am come, I should be much obliged to you."
“如果，”我說，“你肯上樓去同她說一聲我來了，我會非常感激的。”
Georgiana almost started, and she opened her blue eyes wild and wide.
喬治亞娜幾乎驚跳了起來，一雙藍眼睛睜得大大的。
"I know she had a particular wish to see me," I added,
“我知道她特別想看看我，”我補充了一句，
"and I would not defer attending to her desire longer than is absolutely necessary."
“除非萬不得已，我可不愿意遲遲不滿足她的愿望。”
"Mama dislikes being disturbed in an evening," remarked Eliza.
“媽媽不喜歡晚上打攪她”，伊麗莎說。
I soon rose, quietly took off my bonnet and gloves, uninvited,
我不待邀請便立即顧自站了起來，默默地脫去帽子和手套，
and said I would just step out to Bessie who was, I dared say, in the kitchen,
說是要上貝茜那兒去--我猜想貝茜一定在廚房里，
and ask her to ascertain whether Mrs. Reed was disposed to receive me or not tonight.
叫她問問明白里德太太今晚是否有意接待我。
I went, and having found Bessie and despatched her on my errand, I proceeded to take further measures.
我去找到了貝茜，派她去干這件差事，并打算進一步采取措施。
It had heretofore been my habit always to shrink from arrogance.
我向來有個習(xí)慣，一遇上別人高傲狂妄，自己便退縮不前。
Received as I had been to-day, I should, a year ago, have resolved to quit Gateshead the very next morning.
她們今天這么待我，要是在一年之前，我會決定明天早晨就離開蓋茨黑德。
Now, it was disclosed to me all at once that that would be a foolish plan.
而此刻，我頓時明白那是個愚蠢的念頭。
I had taken a journey of a hundred miles to see my aunt, and I must stay with her till she was better -- or dead.
我長途跋涉一百英里來看舅媽，我得守著她，直到她好轉(zhuǎn)，或者去世。
As to her daughters' pride or folly, I must put it on one side, make myself independent of it.
至于她女兒的自傲或愚蠢，我應(yīng)當置之度外，不受干擾。
So I addressed the housekeeper, asked her to show me a room, told her I should probably be a visitor here for a week or two,
于是我同管家去打交道，讓她找個房間，告訴她我要在這兒作客，可能呆上一周兩周，
had my trunk conveyed to my chamber, and followed it thither myself.
讓她把我的箱子搬到房間里去。我也跟著去那里。
I met Bessie on the landing.
在樓梯口碰上了貝茜。
"Missis is awake," said she, "I have told her you are here. Come and let us see if she will know you."
“夫人醒著呢，”她說，“我已經(jīng)告訴她你來了。來，看看她還認不認得你。”
