Rose In Bloom - Chapter 6

"Please could I say one word?" was the question three times repeated before a rough head bobbed out from the grotto ¹ of books in which Mac usually sat when he studied., ,"Did anyone speak?" he asked, blinking in the flood of sunshine that entered with Rose., ,"Only three times, thank you. Don't disturb yourself, I beg, for I merely want to say a word," answered Rose as she prevented him from offering the easy chair in which he sat., , ,Rose sat down, but did not seem to find her "word" an easy one to utter, for she twisted her handkerchief about her fingers in embarrassed silence till Mac put on his glasses and, after a keen look, asked soberly: "Is it a splinter, a cut, or a whitlow, ma'am?", ,"It is neither. Do forget your tiresome ³ surgery for a minute and be the kindest cousin that ever was," answered Rose, beginning rather sharply and ending with her most engaging smile., ,Water trickles through an underground grotto.水沿着地下岩洞流淌。,The man is very hospitable.He keeps open house for his friends and fellow-workers.那人十分好客，无论是他的朋友还是同事 ，他都盛情接待 。