164.Ending the Beginning
164.有始有終
Ursula's mom was right—they were on the right track.
厄休拉的母親說對了——他們正循著正確的路線。
And as John and Ursula were on the way out of the room John asked her on the spur of the moment if Ursula would marry him!
約翰和厄休拉從房里出來的時候,約翰當即問厄休拉是否愿意嫁給他!
She agreed on the spot! They kissed for the first time!
她當場就同意啦!他們第—次吻了起來!
When they walked back into the room to tell her mother, she was gone!
當他們回到房里準備告訴母親時,她已經斷氣了!
Her heart had stopped out of happiness when she overheard them talking!
她偷聽到了他們的談話,她的心臟幸福地停止了跳動!
Ursula broke down crying.
厄休拉放聲大哭起來!
Suddenly her mother came back and said to Ursula on the strength of her dying breath that it was okay to marry John!
突然母親醒了過來,她憑借最后的力氣對厄休拉說嫁給約翰不會有錯!
Then she was gone once and for all!
然后就永遠閉上了眼睛!
It was a pleasant funeral on the whole! Many cars were parked on the road and all kinds of old friends stopped by right on time.
葬禮大體上還算不錯!路上停了許多車,所有老朋友都按時趕來了。
It was on the tip of Ursula and John's tongues to tell everyone that they were engaged, but they held off.
厄休拉和約翰差點就告訴大家他們訂婚了,但最后還是沒有說出來。
It wouldn't be so joyous on top of her mother's funeral! They only told John's daughter about it on the side-she was ecstatic!
在母親的葬禮上說這事不夠喜慶!他們只私下告訴了約翰的女兒——她不禁欣喜若狂!
After several weeks had passed,John and Ursula felt good enough to go on vacation together. They came back married!
幾個星期過去之后,約翰和厄休拉覺得心情好了,便一起去度假。回來時便已經結婚啦!
Something about spending a night on the town in Las Vegas made them decide not to wait!
一天晚上他們要在拉斯維加斯游覽城鎮,這使他們決定不再等了!
They did buy a new house together.
他們真的一起買了新房子!
But they returned once every other month or so to walk down the old street and remember their early days and how they had finally come together!
但是他們大概每隔一個月回來一次,沿著那條老街散步,回憶從前的日子以及他們是如何終于走到一起的!