"I hope he has had no bad news, " said Lady Middleton. "It must be something extraordinary that could make Colonel Brandon leave my breakfast table so suddenly. "

“但愿他没有收到坏消息，”米德尔顿夫人说。“一定有要紧的事，不然布兰登上校不会这么突然离开我的饭桌。”

In about five minutes he returned.

大约过了五分钟，他又回来了。

"No bad news, Colonel, I hope;" said Mrs. Jennings, as soon as he entered the room.

“上校，我想没有坏消息吧，”他刚走进房里，詹宁斯太太便说道。

"None at all, ma'am, I thank you. "

“绝对没有，太太，谢谢你。”

"Was it from Avignon? I hope it is not to say that your sister is worse. "

“是从阿维尼翁寄来的吧？但愿信里别说你妹妹病势加重了。”

"No, ma'am. It came from town, and is merely a letter of business. "

“没说，太太。信是从城里寄来的，只是一封公函。”

"But how came the hand to discompose you so much, if it was only a letter of business? Come, come, this won't do, Colonel; so let us hear the truth of it. "

“倘若只是一封公函，怎么能使你这么心烦意乱呢？得了，得了，这不可能。上校，把事情的真相说出来吧。”

"My dear madam, " said Lady Middleton, "recollect what you are saying. "

“我的好妈妈，”米德尔顿夫人说，“看你说些啥呀。”

"Perhaps it is to tell you that your cousin Fanny is married?" said Mrs. Jennings, without attending to her daughter's reproof.

“也许是告诉你，你的表妹要出嫁啦？”詹宁斯太太说，对女儿的责备置若罔闻。

"No, indeed, it is not. "

“不，真的不是那回事儿。”