Emma 爱玛 - Chapter 28

The appearance of the little sitting-room ¹ as they entered, was tranquillity ² itself; Mrs. Bates, deprived of her usual employment, slumbering ³ on one side of the fire, Frank Churchill, at a table near her, most deedily occupied about her spectacles, and Jane Fairfax, standing ⁴ with her back to them, intent on her pianoforte.,Busy as he was, however, the young man was yet able to shew a most happy countenance ⁵ on seeing Emma again.,"This is a pleasure," said he, in rather a low voice, "coming at least ten minutes earlier than I had calculated. You find me trying to be useful; tell me if you think I shall succeed.", ,"What!" said Mrs. Weston, "have not you finished it yet? you would not earn a very good livelihood ⁶ as a working silversmith at this rate.", , ,He contrived ⁹ that she should be seated by him; and was sufficiently ¹⁰ employed in looking out the best baked apple for her, and trying to make her help or advise him in his work, till Jane Fairfax was quite ready to sit down to the pianoforte again. That she was not immediately ready, Emma did suspect to arise from the state of her nerves; she had not yet possessed ¹² the instrument long enough to touch it without emotion; she must reason herself into the power of performance; and Emma could not but pity such feelings, whatever their origin, and could not but resolve never to expose them to her neighbour again., ,At last Jane began, and though the first bars were feebly given, the powers of the instrument were gradually done full justice to. Mrs. Weston had been delighted before, and was delighted again; Emma joined her in all her praise; and the pianoforte, with every proper discrimination, was pronounced to be altogether of the highest promise., ,Each villa has a separate sitting-room.每栋别墅都有一间独立的起居室 。,The phenomenon was so striking and disturbing that his philosophical tranquillity vanished. 这个令人惶惑不安的现象 ，扰乱了他的旷达宁静的心境
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