Audiobook Dictation: “There had, however, been a few…”

There had, however, been a few words spoken on the subject between Mrs. Roby and her niece which had served to prepare Emily for what was coming.

不過，羅比太太和姪女之間已就此事說過幾句話，讓艾蜜莉對即將發生的事有了心理準備。

"Lopez has been to your father," said Mrs. Roby, in a voice not specially encouraging for such an occasion.

「洛佩茲去見過你父親了。」羅比太太說，那語氣對這種場合來說可不怎麼令人鼓舞。

Then she paused a moment; but her niece said nothing, and she continued, "Yes,--and your father has been blaming me,--as if I had done anything!

她停頓了一下；但姪女一言不發，她便接著說：「是啊，——你父親還一直怪我，——好像是我做了什麼似的！

If he did not mean you to choose for yourself, why didn't he keep a closer look-out?"

要是他不打算讓你自己挑，那他為什麼不看緊一點呢？」

"Well;--to speak fairly, I thought you had; and I have nothing to say against your choice.

「嗯；——說句公道話，我還以為你已經選好了；而且我對你的選擇也沒什麼可挑剔的。

As young men go, I think Mr. Lopez is as good as the best of them.

就年輕人而言，我覺得洛佩茲先生不比任何人差。

I don't know why you shouldn't have him.

我看不出你為什麼不能嫁給他。

Of course you'll have money, but then I suppose he makes a large income himself.

當然，你會有錢，不過我想他自己收入也不少。

As to Mr. Fletcher, you don't care a bit about him."

至於弗萊徹先生，你根本就不在乎他。」

"Not in that way, certainly."

「那方面當然沒有。」