过了一会儿她开始穿衣服,穿得很慢。她穿上自己的新内衣,最精致的长袜,还有那件象征她的美丽的裙子。她仔细地梳理着头发,描眉,涂口红。还没等她收拾好,外面传来了马蹄的得得声。亨利同他的伙计吆喝着往牲口圈里赶牛。听到大门砰的一声关上,她准备好,等着亨利过来。走廊上传来亨利的脚步声,他走到屋里喊道,“伊利莎,你在哪儿?”“在我屋里穿衣服呢,还没好呢。你洗澡的热水好了,快点儿洗,没有时间了。”
When she heard him splashing in the tub, Elisa laid his dark suit on the bed, and shirt and socks and tie beside it. She stood his polished shoes on the floor beside the bed. Then she went to the porch and sat primly and stiffly down. She looked toward the river road where the willow-line was still yellow with frosted leaves so that under the high grey fog they seemed a thin band of sunshine. This was the only color in the grey afternoon. She sat unmoving for a long time. Her eyes blinked rarely. Henry came banging out of the door, shoving his tie inside his vest as he came. Elisa stiffened and her face grew tight. Henry stopped short and looked at her. "Why - why, Elisa. You look so nice!" "Nice? You think I look nice? What do you mean by 'nice'?"
伊利莎听到亨利在浴盆里哗啦哗啦的洗澡声,把他的黑西服放在床上,边上是他的衬衫、袜子和领带。她把擦亮的鞋子摆放在床边的地板上,然后来到走廊上,一本正经地坐在那儿,显得有些呆滞。她朝河边的路上看去,那儿的柳叶上挂着霜,依然泛着黄色,因而在半空的灰白色雾气笼罩下,这一带柳树好象是道薄薄的阳光。这是整个灰色下午唯一的色彩。她一动不动地坐了很久,很少眨眼睛。亨利出来时砰的一声关门,边走边往马甲里塞领带。伊利莎直起身子,脸也绷紧了。亨利蓦地停下来盯着她。“嘿,伊利莎,你看起来真棒!”“棒?你觉得我很棒?‘很棒’是什么意思?”
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