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Chapter 22
第22章
Mr.Rochester had given me but one week's leave of absence: yet a month elapsed before I quitted Gateshead.
羅切斯特先生只準許我缺席一周，但我還沒有離開蓋茨黑德，一個月就已經過去了。
I wished to leave immediately after the funeral,
我希望葬禮后立即動身，
but Georgiana entreated me to stay till she could get off to London,
喬治亞娜卻懇求我一直呆到她去倫敦，
whither she was now at last invited by her uncle, Mr. Gibson, who had come down to direct his sister's interment and settle the family affairs.
因為來這里張羅姐姐的葬禮和解決家庭事務的吉卜森舅舅，終于邀請她上那兒了。
Georgiana said she dreaded being left alone with Eliza;
喬治亞娜害怕同伊麗莎單獨相處，
from her she got neither sympathy in her dejection, support in her fears, nor aid in her preparations;
說是情緒低沉時得不到她的同情；膽怯時得不到她的支持；收拾行裝時得不到她的幫助。
so I bore with her feeble-minded wailings and selfish lamentations as well as I could,
所以喬治亞娜軟弱無能、畏首畏尾、自私自利、怨天尤人，我都盡量忍受，
and did my best in sewing for her and packing her dresses.
并力盡所能替她做針線活，收拾衣裝。
It is true, that while I worked, she would idle; and I thought to myself,
確實，我忙著時她會閑著不干事。我暗自思討道：
"If you and I were destined to live always together, cousin, we would commence matters on a different footing.
“要是你我注定要一直共同生活，表姐，我們要重新處事，與以往全然不同。
I should not settle tamely down into being the forbearing party;
我不該乖乖地成為忍受的一方，
I should assign you your share of labour, and compel you to accomplish it, or else it should be left undone:
而該把你的一份活兒分派給你，迫使你去完成，要不然就讓它留著不做。
I should insist, also, on your keeping some of those drawling, half-insincere complaints hushed in your own breast.
我還該堅持讓你那慢條斯理、半真半假的訴苦咽到你肚子里去。
It is only because our connection happens to be very transitory,
正是因為我們之間的關系十分短暫，
and comes at a peculiarly mournful season, that I consent thus to render it so patient and compliant on my part."
偏又遇上特殊的憑吊期間，所以我才甘愿忍耐和屈從。”
