It all seemed a terrible mess now and she half heartedly wished she had said nothing about it.

现在似乎是乱套了，她又真有点后悔，觉得不该提起这件事。

As she expected, he had refused to collect the unpaid bills until she prodded him into it, and then he had done it apologetically and half heartedly.

正如她所料想到的，弗兰克一直不背去催收别人赊欠的帐，直到思嘉催了又催，他才带着歉意马马虎虎地去问了问对方。