Jane had sent Caroline an early answer to her letter, and was counting the days till she might reasonably hope to hear again.

吉英很早就给珈罗琳写了回信，现在正在数着日子，看看还得过多少天才可以又接到她的信。

I had calculated with certainty on this step answering my end: I felt sure it would elicit an early answer.

我已经确定地计算了这一步回答我的目的：我确信它会引起早期的回答。

(Participants were given four minutes to complete each trial but could submit an answer earlier if they thought they had found a good solution).

（参与者有四分钟的时间来完成每次试验， 但如果他们认为自己找到了一个好的解决方案， 可以提前提交答案）。