Audiobook Dictation: “She drew a deep breath…”

She drew a deep breath.

她深深吸了一口气。

What was it, compared with her fears?

和她所担心的相比，这又算得了什么？

She almost said, "Never mind, dear.

她差点就说出口：“没关系，亲爱的。

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?

要是这样的事都没让她深感震惊，他会怎么看待她心灵的纯洁、灵魂的天真呢？

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

显然，他自己正饱受最撕心裂肺的悔恨折磨。

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

他向她讲述这件事，就像在讲述一桩罪行。

As the confession of a crime she must receive it.

她必须把它当作一桩罪行的忏悔来接受。