She made an effort to alter her position, but failed:
她挣扎着要改变一下她的位置，但没有成功。
her face changed; she seemed to experience some inward sensation -- the precursor, perhaps, of the last pang.
她的脸变了形。她似乎经历着某种内心的冲动--也许是最后一阵痛苦的先兆。
"Well, I must get it over. Eternity is before me: I had better tell her.
“唉，我一定要恢复过来。永恒就在前头，我还是告诉她好。
Go to my dressing-case, open it, and take out a letter you will see there."
走到我化妆盒跟前去，打开它，把你看到的一封信拿出来。”
I obeyed her directions. "Read the letter," she said.
我听从她的吩咐。“把信读一读，”她说。

It was short, and thus conceived:
这封信很短，内中写道：
"Madam, will you have the goodness to send me the address of my niece, Jane Eyre, and to tell me how she is?
“夫人：烦请惠寄我侄女简·爱的地址，并告知其近况。
It is my intention to write shortly and desire her to come to me at Madeira.
我欲立即去信，盼她来马德里我处。
Providence has blessed my endeavours to secure a competency;
皇天不负有心之人，目前我家境富裕。
and as I am unmarried and childless, I wish to adopt her during my life,
我未娶无后，甚望有生之年将她收为养女，
and bequeath her at my death whatever I may have to leave.
并在死后将全部财产馈赠予她。
I am, Madam, etc. , etc. JOHN EYRE, Madeira."
顺致敬意。约翰·爱谨启于马德里。”