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Even his childish agitation could not master the sly and quaint yet touching look, with which he accompanied the reply.
即使是他那孩子的激動也不能控制他回答時伴隨著的頑皮的、奇妙的但卻令人感動的眼光。
It brought a vague expression of dissatisfaction into Mr Dombey's face; but the door being opened, it was quickly gone.
它使董貝先生臉上露出了隱約的、不滿的表情；但這時門開了，它很快就消失了。
'Doctor Blimber is at home, I believe?' said Mr Dombey.
“我想布林伯博士在家吧？”董貝先生說道。
The man said yes; and as they passed in, looked at Paul as if he were a little mouse, and the house were a trap. He was a weak-eyed young man, with the first faint streaks or early dawn of a grin on his countenance. It was mere imbecility; but Mrs Pipchin took it into her head that it was impudence, and made a snap at him directly.
那仆人說是的；當他們走進去的時候，他看著保羅，仿佛他是只小耗子，而那座房屋則仿佛是只捕鼠籠似的。他是一位弱視的青年，臉上露出一絲難以覺察的齜牙咧嘴的笑容或它最初閃出的一道微光。這僅僅是低能的表現而已；但皮普欽太太卻憑空地認為這是無禮，所以就立刻惡狠狠地抓住了他。
'How dare you laugh behind the gentleman's back?' said Mrs Pipchin. 'And what do you take me for?'
“你怎么敢在有身份的先生背后發笑？”皮普欽太太說道。
'I ain't a laughing at nobody, and I'm sure I don't take you for nothing, Ma'am,' returned the young man, in consternation.
“你又把我當作什么人？”“我沒有笑任何人；我還可以肯定，我沒有把您小看了，夫人，”那位年輕人驚慌地回答道。
'A pack of idle dogs!' said Mrs Pipchin, 'only fit to be turnspits. Go and tell your master that Mr Dombey's here, or it'll be worse for you!'
“一群吊兒郎當的懶狗！”皮普欽太太說，“只配去轉動烤肉叉①！去告訴你的主人，董貝先生來了，要不你的結果就更糟！”
The weak-eyed young man went, very meekly, to discharge himself of this commission; and soon came back to invite them to the Doctor's study.
那位弱視的年輕人十分溫順地離開去執行任務；不久就回來請他們到博士的書房里去。
'You're laughing again, Sir,' said Mrs Pipchin, when it came to her turn, bringing up the rear, to pass him in the hall.
“你又笑了，先生，”皮普欽太太笑道；她走在后面，這時從他身邊穿過前廳。
'I ain't,' returned the young man, grievously oppressed. 'I never see such a thing as this!'
“我沒有笑，”被欺壓得很痛苦的年輕人回答道。“我從來沒有見到這樣的事情！”
'What is the matter, Mrs Pipchin?' said Mr Dombey, looking round. 'Softly! Pray!'
“怎么回事，皮普欽太太？”董貝先生回過頭來看了一下，說道。“請輕一些！”
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①英國舊時社會中訓練狗用踏車來轉動烤肉叉。
