"It remains for me, then," he said,

那么，”他说，

"to remember you in my prayers, and to entreat God for you, in all earnestness, that you may not indeed become a castaway.

“就让我在祷告中记住你，真诚地祈求上帝不让你真的成为弃儿。

I had thought I recognised in you one of the chosen.

我想我已认为你是主的选民了。

But God sees not as man sees: His will be done."

不过上帝的眼光跟人的不一样，他的才真正起作用。”

He opened the gate, passed through it, and strayed away down the glen.

他打开了栅门，走了出去，溜达着行下峡谷，

He was soon out of sight.

很快就不见了。

On re-entering the parlour, I found Diana standing at the window, looking very thoughtful.

我再次进入客厅的时候，发觉黛安娜伫立窗边，看上去若有所思，

Diana was a great deal taller than I:

她个子比我高得多。

she put her hand on my shoulder, and, stooping, examined my face.

她把手搭在我肩上，俯身端详起我的脸来。

"Jane," she said, "you are always agitated and pale now.

“简，”她说，“现在你总是脸色苍白，焦躁不安。

I am sure there is something the matter.

肯定是出了什么事了。

Tell me what business St. John and you have on hands.

告诉我，圣·约翰同你在闹什么别扭。

I have watched you this half hour from the window;

我从这扇窗看了半个小时了。

you must forgive my being such a spy, but for a long time I have fancied I hardly know what.

你得原谅我那么暗中监视你，但过了好久我还不知道自己是怎么回事。

St. John is a strange being" ----

圣·约翰是个怪人——

She paused -- I did not speak: soon she resumed: --

”她顿了一下一一我没有吱声、她立刻接着说——：

"That brother of mine cherishes peculiar views of some sort respecting you, I am sure:

“我这位哥哥对你的看法非同一般，我敢肯定。

he has long distinguished you by a notice and interest he never showed to any one else -- to what end?

他早就对你特别注意和关心了，对别人可从来没有这样——什么目的呢？

I wish he loved you -- does he, Jane?"

但愿他爱上了你——他爱你吗，简？”

I put her cool hand to my hot forehead; "No, Die, not one whit."

我把她冷冰冰的手放在我发烫的额头上：“不，黛，没有那回事儿。”

"Then why does he follow you so with his eyes, and get you so frequently alone with him, and keep you so continually at his side?

“那他干嘛眼睛老盯着你——老是要你同他单独在一起，而且一直把你留在他身边？

Mary and I had both concluded he wished you to marry him."

玛丽和我都断定他希望你嫁给他。”