古墓之谜 4

Three,GOSSIP,It was arranged that I should go to Tell Yarimjah the following week.,Mrs.?Kelsey was settling into her house at Alwiyah, and I was glad to be able to take a fewthings off her shoulders.,During that time I heard one or two allusions ¹ to the Leidner expedition. A friend ofMrs.?Kelsey’s, a young squadron leader, pursed his lips in surprise as he exclaimed: “LovelyLouise. So that’s her latest! ” He turned to me. “That’s our nickname for her, nurse. She’s alwaysknown as Lovely Louise.
”,“Is she so very handsome then?” I asked.,“Now don’t be spiteful, John, ” said Mrs.?Kelsey. “You know it’s not only she who thinks so!,Lots of people have been very smitten ² by her.
”,“Perhaps you’re right. She’s a bit long in the tooth, but she has a certain attraction.”,“You were completely bowled over yourself, ” said Mrs.?Kelsey, laughing.,The squadron leader blushed and admitted rather shamefacedly: “Well, she has a way withher. As for Leidner himself, he worships the ground she walks on — and all the rest of theexpedition has to worship too! It’s expected of them!”,The background lent itself to allusions to European scenes. 眼前的情景容易使人联想到欧洲风光。,From the moment they met, he was completely smitten by her. 从一见面的那一刻起，他就完全被她迷住了 。