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"And take Adèle with you, sir," I interrupted; "she will be a companion for you."
“帶著阿黛勒走吧，先生，”我插嘴說，“你也有她可以作伴了。”
"What do you mean, Jane? I told you I would send Adèle to school;
“你這是什么意思，簡？我已告訴了你，我要送阿黛勒上學，
and what do I want with a child for a companion, and not my own child, a French dancer's bastard?
我何必要一個孩子作伴？何況又不是我的孩子--一個法國舞女的的雜種。
Why do you importune me about her! I say, why do you assign Adèle to me for a companion?"
你干嘛把我跟她纏在一起？我說，你為什么把阿黛勒派給我作伴？”
"You spoke of a retirement, sir; and retirement and solitude are dull: too dull for you."
“你談起了隱退，先生，而隱退和獨處是乏味的，對你來說太乏味了。”
"Solitude! solitude!" he reiterated with irritation.
“獨處！獨處！”他焦躁地重復了一遍。
"I see I must come to an explanation.
“我看我得作個解釋。
I don't know what sphynx-like expression is forming in your countenance.
我不知道你的臉上正露出什么令人費解的表情。
You are to share my solitude. Do you understand?"
你也同我一樣會獨處，你知道嗎？”
I shook my head: it required a degree of courage, excited as he was becoming, even to risk that mute sign of dissent.
我搖了搖頭。在他那么激動起來的時候，即使是冒險做個表示異議的暗號，也需要有點勇氣。
He had been walking fast about the room, and he stopped, as if suddenly rooted to one spot.
他在房間里飛快地走動著，隨后停了下來，仿佛猛地在原地生了根似的，
He looked at me long and hard: I turned my eyes from him, fixed them on the fire,
狠狠地打量了我半天。我把目光從他身上轉開，聚集在火爐上，
and tried to assume and maintain a quiet, collected aspect.
而且竭力擺出安寧、鎮靜的姿態。
