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"Don't be so inquisitive," she'd say. "Let's see what happens next in the story."
“別那么好奇，”她會(huì)這么說(shuō)，“讓我們看看這個(gè)故事接下來(lái)發(fā)生了什么。”
One day she was sitting copying figures with a dip pen when he came into her room. She didn't look up when he asked her a question. She just said, "Mm?" and went on writing. The vase of irises on the oval table vibrated slightly as she wrote.
有一天，當(dāng)他進(jìn)入她的房間時(shí)，她正坐著用一支蘸水筆臨蓽肖像畫(huà)。當(dāng)他問(wèn)她一個(gè)問(wèn)題時(shí)，她并未抬頭，只是說(shuō):“嗯？”然后繼續(xù)臨摹。在她臨摹的時(shí)候，橢圓桌上裝著鳶尾花的花瓶在輕輕搖擺。
"What is it?" She wiped the nib on blotting paper and looked up at him over her reading glasses.
“什么？ ”她用吸墨紙擦拭著筆尖，抬頭透過(guò)她的老花鏡看著他。
"I've started collecting stamps and Mamma says you might have some."
“我開(kāi)始集郵了，媽媽說(shuō)您這兒可能會(huì)有一些。”
"Does she now—"
“她現(xiàn)在——”
She got up from the table and went to the tall walnut bureau-bookcase standing in the alcove. From a shelf of the bookcase she took a small wallet of keys and selected one for the lock. There was a harsh metal shearing sound as she pulled the desk flap down. The inner part was divided into pigeonholes, all bulging with papers. Some of them, envelopes, were gathered in batches nipped at the waist with elastic bands. There were postcards and bills. She pointed to the postcards.
她從桌旁起身，走到壁凹處胡桃木制的帶書(shū)桌的書(shū)架旁。她從書(shū)架上拿下一只小的鑰匙包，找出了開(kāi)鎖的那一把。在她把書(shū)桌擋板拉下來(lái)時(shí)，發(fā)出刺耳的切割金屬的聲音。里面被分成了一個(gè)個(gè)的信件格，全部塞滿(mǎn)了文件。有一些信封被分批收好，中間用橡皮筋捆著。還有一些明信片和賬單。她指著那些明信片。
