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"Is it really for love he is going to marry you?" she asked.
“難道他真的是因為愛你而娶你的？”她問。
I was so hurt by her coldness and scepticism, that the tears rose to my eyes.
她的冷漠和懷疑使我心里非常難受，眼淚涌上了我的眼眶。
"I am sorry to grieve you," pursued the widow;
“對不起讓你傷心了，”寡婦繼續談下去，
"but you are so young, and so little acquainted with men, I wished to put you on your guard.
“可是你那么年輕，跟男人接觸又那么少，我希望讓你存些戒心。
It is an old saying that 'all is not gold that glitters;'
老話說‘閃光的不一定都是金子’，
and in this case I do fear there will be something found to be different to what either you or I expect."
而在這方面，我擔心會出現你我所料想不到的事。”
"Why? -- am I a monster?" I said: "is it impossible that Mr. Rochester should have a sincere affection for me?"
“為什么？難道我是個妖怪？”我說，“難道羅切斯特先生不可能真心愛我？”
"No: you are very well; and much improved of late; and Mr. Rochester, I daresay, is fond of you.
“不，你很好，而且近來大有長進。我想羅切斯特先生很喜歡你。
I have always noticed that you were a sort of pet of his.
我一直注意到，你好像深得他寵愛。
There are times when, for your sake, I have been a little uneasy at his marked preference,
有時候為你著想，我對他明顯的偏愛感到不安，
and have wished to put you on your guard: but I did not like to suggest even the possibility of wrong.
而且希望你提防著點，但我甚至不想暗示會有出事的可能。
I knew such an idea would shock, perhaps offend you;
我知道這種想法會使你吃驚，也許還會得罪你。
and you were so discreet, and so thoroughly modest and sensible, I hoped you might be trusted to protect yourself.
你那么審慎，那么謙遜，那么通情達理，我希望可以信賴你保護自己。
Last night I cannot tell you what I suffered when I sought all over the house,
昨天晚上，我找遍了整幢房子，
and could find you nowhere, nor the master either;
既沒有見到你，也沒有見到主人，
and then, at twelve o'clock, saw you come in with him."
而后來十二點鐘時瞧見你同他一起進來，這時我的痛苦實在難以言傳?！?/p>
