Audiobook Dictation: “She drew a deep breath…”

She drew a deep breath.

她深深吸了一口氣。

What was it, compared with her fears?

和她所擔心的相比，這又算得了什麼？

She almost said, "Never mind, dear.

她差點就說出口：「沒關係，親愛的。

What opinion would he form of the purity of her mind, the innocence of her soul, if an incident like this failed to shock her deeply?

要是這樣的事都沒讓她深感震驚，他會怎麼看待她心靈的純潔、靈魂的天真呢？

He himself was evidently a prey to the most rending remorse.

顯然，他自己正飽受最撕心裂肺的悔恨折磨。

He had told her of the thing as one tells of a crime.

他向她講述這件事，就像在講述一樁罪行。

As the confession of a crime she must receive it.

她必須把它當作一樁罪行的懺悔來接受。