She started out unnoticed in the early sunlight, slipping through the kitchen while Verena bent above the stove.

她开始在清晨的阳光下悄悄溜出厨房，而 Verena 则在炉子上方弯腰。

" He ain't come back since supper, " Verena said.

“他晚饭后就没回来了， ” 维雷娜说。

She had remained indoors after the table had been cleared and old Verena had hobbled up to bed.

桌子被收拾干净， 老维雷纳一瘸一拐地上床睡觉后， 她一直待在室内。

I just told him I couldn't spare the horse any longer; and that the cooking was getting too heavy for Verena.

我只是告诉他我不能再放过这匹马了；对 Verena 来说， 烹饪变得太重了。

Royall should remark on her leaving; but when he stood up she rose also, without waiting to help Verena.

唯恐罗亚尔先生对她的离开发表评论。但是当他站起来时， 她也站了起来， 没有等着帮助维雷娜。

Verena's presence at the table was an excuse for their not talking, though her deafness would have permitted the freest interchange of confidences.

Verena 在餐桌旁是他们不说话的借口，尽管她的耳聋本可以让他们最自由地交换秘密。

After that he formed the habit of talking loudly and genially to Verena whenever Charity was in the room; but otherwise there was no apparent change in their relations.

从那以后，只要慈善机构在房间里， 他就养成了大声而亲切地与维雷娜交谈的习惯。但除此之外， 他们的关系没有明显变化。

Verena sat there alone; when Charity came in she looked at her with mild impenetrable eyes and then took a plate and a glass of milk from the shelf and set them silently on the table.

维雷娜一个人坐在那儿；当夏丽蒂进来时， 她用温和而深不可测的眼神看着她， 然后从架子上拿了一个盘子和一杯牛奶， 静静地放在桌子上。

Charity had imagined that, in some way or other, she would learn whether Harney had already left; but Verena's deafness prevented her being a source of news, and no one came to the house who could bring enlightenment.

夏丽蒂原以为， 她会以某种方式得知哈尼是否已经离开；但是 Verena 的耳聋阻止了她成为新闻的来源，没有人来家里带来启发。

" Mr. Harney, is she? She'd better dish up, then. He ain't coming" . He stood up, walked to the door, and called out, in the pitch necessary to penetrate the old woman's tympanum: " Get along with the supper, Verena" .

“哈尼先生，是吗？那么她最好上菜了。他不会来了”。他站起来，走到门口，用能穿透老太婆鼓膜的声音喊道：“晚饭快点，韦雷娜。”