She clod the door except for a crack and tried to make her heart beat more slowly.
她把门掩上，只留下一道缝，然后极力镇定自己，让心跳渐渐缓和。
She tried to remember just exactly what she had planned last night to say to Ashley, but she couldn't recall anything.
她要把头天晚上计划好准备对艾希礼说的那些话从头温习一遍，可是一点也想不起来了。
Had she thought up something and forgotten it--or had she only planned that Ashley should say something to her?
究竟是她设想过一些什么，可现在忘记了，还是她本来就只准备听艾希礼说话呢？
She couldn't remember, and a sudden cold fright fell upon her.
她记不清楚，于是突然一个寒噤，浑身恐惧不安。
If her heart would only stop pounding in her ears, perhaps she could think of what to say.
只要她的心跳暂时停止，不再轰击她的耳朵，她也许还能想出要说的话来。But the quick thudding only i
ncread as she heard him call a final farewell and walk into the front hall.
可是她急促的心跳加快了，因为她已经听见他说完最后一声再见，走进前厅来了。
All she could think of was that she loved him--everything about him, from the proud lift of his gold head to his slender dark boots, loved his laughter even when it mystified her, loved his bewildering silences.
她惟一能想起来的是她爱他----爱他所有的一切，从高昂的金色头颅到那双细长的黑马靴；爱他的笑声，即使那笑声令人迷惑不解；爱他的沉思，尽管它难以捉摸。
Oh, if only he would walk in on her now and take her in his arms, so she would be spared the need of saying anything.
啊，只要他这时走进来把她一把抱在怀里，她就什么也不用说了。
He must love her--"
他一定是爱她的----
Perhaps if I prayed--" She squeezed her eyes tightly and began gabbling to herlf "Hail Mary, full of grace--"
"或许，我还是祷告----"她紧紧闭上眼睛，喃喃地念起"仁慈的圣母玛利亚----"来。
"Why, Scarlett!" said Ashley's voice, breaking in through the roaring in her ears and throwing her into utter confusion.
“思嘉！怎么，"艾希礼的声音突然冲破她耳朵的轰鸣，使她陷于狼狈不堪的地境地。
He stood in the hall peering at her through the partly opened door, a quizzical smile on his face.
他站在大厅里，从虚掩着的门口注视着她，脸上流露出一丝疑或的微笑。"Who are you hiding from--Charles or the Tarletons?"
“你这是在躲避谁呀----是查尔斯还是塔尔顿兄弟？"
She gulped. So he had noticed how the men had swarmed about her! 她哽塞着说不出声来。看来他已经注意到有那么多男人聚在她的周围了！How unutterably dear he was standing there with his eyes twinkling, all unaware of her excitement.
