低矮的长廊上已经灭了灯，当她下楼时，最后一个理事站在那儿正打算离开。他站在通往院外的大门前，乔若莎看了一眼这个人，只有一个感觉——高。他正朝院外一辆等待的汽车招手，汽车发动时，耀眼的灯光把他的影子投射在屋子的墙上，怪模怪样的影子把手脚都拉长了，滑稽的样子从地板一直延伸到走廊的墙壁上。活像人们俗称的“长腿叔叔”——一只晃来晃去的大蜘蛛。

Jerusha's anxious frown gave place to quick laughter. She was by nature a sunny soul, and had always snatched the tiniest excuse to be amused. If one could derive any sort of entertainment out of the oppressive fact of a Trustee, it was something unexpected to the good. She advanced to the office quite cheered by the tiny episode, and presented a smiling face to Mrs. Lippett. To her surprise the matron was also, if not exactly smiling, at least appreciably affable; she wore an expression almost as pleasant as the one she donned for visitors.

乔若莎顿时展开紧锁的眉头，欢快地笑起来。她是个天性乐观的姑娘，一点小事都能让她开怀大笑。能够从一个使人压抑的理事身上发现笑料，确实让人感到意外。这段小插曲让她很高兴，以至她进入办公室见到李皮太太时，脸上还带着笑容。出乎意料的是，院长也在对她笑，就算不是真的笑容，但表情还算和蔼。她几乎像对来访的客人一样充满善意。

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