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Here I heard myself apostrophised as a "hard little thing;"
這時我聽見他稱我為“心如鐵石的小東西，”
and it was added, "any other woman would have been melted to marrow at hearing such stanzas crooned in her praise."
并且又加了一句“換了別的女人，聽了這樣的贊歌，心早就化了。”
I assured him I was naturally hard -- very flinty, and that he would often find me so;
我明確告訴他，我生就了硬心腸--硬如鐵石，他會發現我經常如此。
and that, moreover, I was determined to show him divers rugged points in my character before the ensuing four weeks elapsed:
何況我決計在今后的四周中，讓他看看我性格中倔強的一面。
he should know fully what sort of a bargain he had made, while there was yet time to rescind it.
他應當完全明白，他訂的是怎樣的婚約，趁現在還來得及的時候把它取消。
"Would I be quiet and talk rationally?"
“你愿意平心靜氣，合情合理說話嗎？”
"I would be quiet if he liked, and as to talking rationally, I flattered myself I was doing that now."
“要是你高興，我會平心靜氣的，至于說話合情合理，那我不是自吹，我現在就是這么做的?！?/div>
He fretted, pished, and pshawed. "Very good," I thought; "you may fume and fidget as you please:
他很惱火，嘴里呸呀啐的?！昂芎?，”我想，“你高興光火就光火，煩躁就煩躁吧，
but this is the best plan to pursue with you, I am certain.
但我相信，這是對付你的最好辦法。
I like you more than I can say; but I'll not sink into a bathos of sentiment:
盡管我對你的喜歡，非言語所能表達，但我不愿落入多情善感的流俗，
and with this needle of repartee I'll keep you from the edge of the gulf too;
我要用這巧辯的鋒芒，讓你懸崖勒馬。
and, moreover, maintain by its pungent aid that distance between you and myself most conducive to our real mutual advantage."
除此之外，話中帶刺，有助于保持我們之間對彼此都很有利的距離?！?/p>
