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"Is that all? Thank God it is no worse!"
“就是這些嗎？謝天謝地，不算太糟！”
And now he unknit his black brows; looked down, smiling at me,
此時他松開了濃黑的眉頭，低頭朝我笑笑，
and stroked my hair, as if well pleased at seeing a danger averted.
還撫摸著我的頭發，仿佛看到躲過了危險，十分慶幸似的。
"I think I may confess," he continued, "even although I should make you a little indignant, Jane,
“我想還是坦率地說好。”他繼續說。“盡管我要讓你生點兒氣，簡，
and I have seen what a fire-spirit you can be when you are indignant.
我看到了你一旦發怒，會變成怎樣一位火妖。
You glowed in the cool moonlight last night, when you mutinied against fate, and claimed your rank as my equal.
昨晚清涼的月光下，當你反抗命運，聲言同我平等時，你的面容灼灼生光。
Janet, by-the-bye, it was you who made me the offer."
珍妮特，順便提一句，是你自己向我提出了那樣的建議。”
"Of course I did. But to the point if you please, sir -- Miss Ingram?"
“當然是我，但是請你不要環顧左右了，先生--英格拉姆小姐。”
"Well, I feigned courtship of Miss Ingram,
“好吧，我假意向英格拉姆小姐求婚，
because I wished to render you as madly in love with me as I was with you;
因為我希望使你發瘋似他同我相受，就象我那么愛你一樣，
and I knew jealousy would be the best ally I could call in for the furtherance of that end."
我明白，嫉妒是為達到目的所能召喚的最好同盟軍。”
"Excellent! Now you are small -- not one whit bigger than the end of my little finger.
“好極了！現在你很渺小--絲毫不比我的小手指尖要大。
It was a burning shame and a scandalous disgrace to act in that way.
簡直是奇恥大辱，這種想法可恥透頂。
Did you think nothing of Miss Ingram's feelings, sir?"
難道你一點也不想想英格拉姆小姐的感情嗎，先生？”
