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Glad was I to get him out of the silk warehouse, and then out of a jewellers shop:
我慶幸自己出了絲綢貨棧，隨后又離開了一家珠寶店：
the more he bought me, the more my cheek burned with a sense of annoyance and degradation.
他給我買的東西越多，我的臉頰也因為惱恨和墮落感而更加燒灼得厲害了。
As we re-entered the carriage, and I sat back feverish and fagged,
我再次進了馬車，往后一靠坐了下來，心里熱辣辣，身子疲憊不堪。
I remembered what, in the hurry of events, dark and bright,
這時我想起來了，隨著光明和暗淡的歲月的流逝，
I had wholly forgotten the letter of my uncle, John Eyre, to Mrs. Reed:
我已完全忘卻了我叔叔約翰·愛寫給里德太太的信，
his intention to adopt me and make me his legatee.
忘了他要收養我讓我成為他遺產繼承人的打算。
"It would, indeed, be a relief," I thought, "if I had ever so small an independency;
“如果我有那么一點兒獨立財產的話。”我想，“說實在我會心安理得的。
I never can bear being dressed like a doll by Mr. Rochester,
我絕不能忍受羅切斯特先生把我打扮成像玩偶一樣，
or sitting like a second Danae with the golden shower falling daily round me.
或者像第二個達那厄那樣坐著，每天讓金雨灑遍全身。
I will write to Madeira the moment I get home, and tell my uncle John I am going to be married, and to whom:
我一到家就要寫信到馬德里，告訴我叔叔約翰，我要結婚了及跟誰結婚。
if I had but a prospect of one day bringing Mr. Rochester an accession of fortune,
如果我能期望有一天給羅切斯特先生帶來一筆新增的財產，
I could better endure to be kept by him now."
那我可以更好地忍受現在由他養起來了。”
And somewhat relieved by this idea (which I failed not to execute that day),
這么一想，心里便感到有些寬慰（這個想法那天沒有實現），
I ventured once more to meet my master's and lover's eye,
我再次大膽地與我主人兼戀人的目光相遇，
which most pertinaciously sought mine, though I averted both face and gaze.
盡管我避開他的面容和目光，他的目光卻執拗地搜尋著我的。
He smiled; and I thought his smile was such as a sultan might, in a blissful and fond moment,
他微微一笑。我想他的微笑是一個蘇丹在欣喜和多情的時刻，
bestow on a slave his gold and gems had enriched:
賜予他剛給了金銀財寶的奴隸的。
I crushed his hand, which was ever hunting mine, vigorously,
他的手一直在找尋我的手，我使勁握了它一下，
and thrust it back to him red with the passionate pressure.
把那只被滿腔激情壓紅了的手甩了回去。
