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"Thank you," I said, thinking of a little narrative of my own.
“謝謝，”我說，想起了我自己寫的一篇小故事。
"But it was too ridiculous to suppose that a governess would remain a governess if she owned a string of pearls worth fifty thousand pounds. It was obvious that the Count had made a bloomer. Then an extraordinary thing happened. The long arm of coincidence came in."
“但是如果一名家庭女教師擁有一條價值50,000英鎊的珍珠項鏈，卻仍然是名家庭女教 師的話，這簡直太荒謬了。很顯然，爵士判斷錯了。然后一件不尋常的事情發生了。出現了一個奇異的巧合。”
"It shouldn't," I retorted. "It's had too much exercise. Haven't you seen that charming book called A Dictionary of English Usage?"
“不應該是這樣，”我反駁道。“有太多這種實例了。難道你沒看過一本叫做《英語用法大辭典》的迷人的書嗎？”
"I wish you wouldn't interrupt just when I'm really getting to the exciting point."
“我希望在我正要講到令人興奮的情節時，你不要打斷我。”
But I had to do so again, for just then a young grilled salmon was insinuated round my left elbow.
然而我不得不再次打斷她，因為一條烤制的小三文魚從我的左邊端上了餐桌。
"Mrs Livingstone is giving us a heavenly dinner," I said.
“利文斯通夫人為我們提供了一頓美好的晚餐，”我說。
"Is salmon fattening?" asked Laura.
“吃三文魚容易讓人發胖嗎？”勞拉問。
"Very," I answered as I took a large helping.
“非常容易，”我邊拿起一大份魚邊回答她。
"Bunk," she said.
“胡說，”她說。
"Go on," I begged her. "The long arm of coincidence was about to make a gesture."
“請繼續講,”我乞求她。“那個奇異的巧合應該顯形了。”
"Well, at that very moment the butler bent over Miss Robinson and whispered something in her ear. I thought she turned a trifle pale. It's such a mistake not to wear rouge; you never know what tricks nature will play on you. She certainly looked startled. She leant forwards.
“嗯，就在那時，男管家彎下身對羅賓遜小姐耳語了些什么。我覺得她臉色變得有點蒼白。不涂抹胭脂真是個錯誤，你永遠都不知道上天會跟你開什么玩笑。她看起來當然很震驚，身子往前傾了傾。
