6 Marilla Makes Up Her Mind

CHAPTER 6 Marilla Makes Up Her Mind Mrs. Spencer was very surprised to see Marilla and Anne when she opened the door. "Dear, dear," she said with a smile. "I didn't expect to see you today! How are you, Anne?" "I'm as well as can be expected," said Anne. She walked into Mrs. Spencer's living room with a very sad face.

第六章玛丽拉下定决心斯宾塞太太打开门，看到玛丽拉和安妮，感到非常吃惊。 “亲爱的，亲爱的，”她笑着说。 “我没想到今天会见到你！”你好吗，安妮？”“我和预期的一样好，”安妮说。 她一脸悲伤地走进斯宾塞夫人的客厅。

"I've come to see you," said Marilla, "about a strange mistake. We sent word that we wanted an eleven-year-old boy but you brought us a girl." Mrs. Spencer was shocked. "Marilla Cuthbert, you did no such thing! My brother Robert's girl, Nancy, brought us the message that you wanted a girl." "We should have gone ourselves," said Marilla. "Anyhow, the mistake has been made so the only thing to do is set it right. Can we send the child back?" "I guess so," said Mrs. Spencer. "Although Mrs. Black was just saying she wished I'd brought her a girl to help out. Perhaps she could take her? Oh, that would perfect, wouldn't it?" When she heard this, Marilla wasn't as relieved as she thought she'd be. Did she really want to send Anne away?

“我来找你，”玛丽拉说，“是为了一个奇怪的错误。 我们派人说要一个11岁的男孩，可你给我们带来了一个女孩。” 斯宾塞太太惊呆了。“玛丽拉·卡斯伯特，你没有做这种事！”我哥哥罗伯特的女儿南希给我们捎来口信，说你想要个女孩。” “我们应该自己去的。”玛丽拉说。 “不管怎样，错误已经犯了，所以唯一要做的就是改正。 我们能把孩子送回去吗？”“我想是的，”斯宾塞太太说。 “虽然布莱克夫人刚才说她希望我给她带个女孩来帮忙。 也许她可以带走她？ 哦，那太好了，不是吗？”听到这话，玛丽拉并没有像她想象的那样松了一口气。 她真的想把安妮送走吗？

Marilla thought about Mrs. Black, her bad temper, and her many children, always in trouble. "Well, look, isn't that funny?" said Mrs. Spencer. She pointed at Mrs. Black, walking by that very moment. Mrs. Spencer called to her. When they were all in her living room, Mrs. Spencer told the story of the mix-up. She explained that the Cuthberts had really wanted a boy. Therefore, this little girl was in need of a home. Mrs. Black regarded Anne from head to toe. "Hmmm. Doesn't look like there's much to you. Are you a hard worker?" Anne nodded. "Well, Miss Cuthbert, I guess I can take her. If you like I can take her home right now."

玛丽拉想起了布莱克太太，她的坏脾气，她的许多孩子，总是惹麻烦。 “嗯，你看，这不是很有趣吗？”斯宾塞太太说。 她指着正在旁边走过的布莱克夫人。 斯宾塞太太叫她。 当他们都在客厅时，斯宾塞夫人讲述了这场混乱的故事。 她解释说卡斯伯特一家很想要一个男孩。 因此，这个小女孩需要一个家。 布莱克太太从头到脚打量着安妮。 “嗯。对你来说好像没什么事。 你工作努力吗？”安妮点点头。 “好吧，卡斯伯特小姐，我想我可以带她去。 如果你愿意，我现在就可以带她回家。”

Marilla looked at Anne. The sight of the little girl and her very sad face softened her heart. "Well, I don't know," Marilla said slowly. "Matthew and I haven't decided that we wouldn't keep her. In fact, Matthew is set on letting her stay. I just wanted to find out what happened. I should talk it over with Matthew. Will that suit you, Mrs. Black?" "I guess it will have to," she sniffed. Anne's face started to light up. There was a flush of hope. When they were back in the buggy she said, "Oh, Miss Cuthbert, did you really say that perhaps I could stay at Green Gables?" "Nothing is decided. I said we would think on it," said Marilla crossly. "Mrs. Black certainly needs you more than I do." "I'd rather go back to the orphanage," said Anne.

玛丽拉看着安妮。看到这个小女孩和她悲伤的脸，她的心软化了。 “嗯，我不知道，”玛丽拉慢慢地说。 “马修和我还没有决定不养她。 事实上，马修打算让她留下来。 我只是想知道发生了什么。 我应该和马修商量一下。 这样行吗，布莱克夫人？”“我想这是必须的。”她嗤之以鼻地说。 安妮的脸开始放光了。 出现了一线希望。 当他们回到马车上时，她说：“哦，卡斯伯特小姐，你真的说也许我可以住在格林·盖布尔斯吗？”“没有什么是确定的。 我说过我们会考虑的。”玛丽拉生气地说。 “布莱克夫人肯定比我更需要你。” “我宁愿回到孤儿院去，”安妮说。

Marilla tried not to smile. When they arrived back at Green Gables, Matthew met them in the lane. He was very happy to see Anne still with Marilla. He helped them out of the buggy. When Anne was upstairs, Marilla told him about their adventure and Anne's life with other families. "I've never brought up a child and I daresay I'll make a mess of it. But I'll do my best. So far as I'm concerned, Matthew, she may stay." Matthew's shy face lit up. "But don't you go interfering," she said to her brother. "Perhaps an old maid doesn't know much about bringing up a child but she knows more than an old man." "There, there, Marilla, you can have your own way," said Matthew. "I'm just glad that she'll be staying. She's an interesting little thing."

玛丽拉强忍着不笑。 当他们回到格林·盖布尔斯时，马修在小路上迎接他们。 他很高兴看到安妮还和玛丽拉在一起。 他帮助他们下了马车。 当安妮在楼上时，玛丽拉告诉他他们的冒险经历以及安妮和其他家庭的生活。 “我从来没有抚养过孩子，我敢说我会把事情搞砸的。 但是我会尽力的。在我看来，马修，她可以留下来。” 马修害羞的脸上露出了笑容。 “但是你不要去干涉，”她对她哥哥说。 “也许一个老处女不知道怎么带孩子，但她比一个老人懂得多。” “好了，好了，玛丽拉，你可以随心所欲，”马修说。 “我很高兴她能留下来。 她是个有趣的小东西。”

"I won't tell her tonight, though," Marilla added. "She wouldn't sleep a wink. My goodness, did you ever think the day would come when Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert would adopt an orphan girl? My word!" Marilla waited until the next afternoon to tell Anne she could stay. She watched as Anne worked very hard all morning. Marilla noticed that Anne worked quickly when she wasn't daydreaming. "All this dreaming will be a problem," Marilla thought. When Anne finished her chores, she stood before Marilla, determined to learn her fate. "Oh please, Miss Cuthbert," she said. "Don't make me wait any longer. Will you be sending me away from Green Gables?" "Matthew and I have decided to keep you— that is, if you will try to be a good little girl," Marilla responded. "Why, child,

“不过，今晚我不会告诉她的。”玛丽拉补充道。 她一刻也睡不着。 天哪，你想过有一天马修和玛丽拉·卡斯伯特会收养一个孤儿吗？ 我的话!”玛丽拉等到第二天下午才告诉安妮她可以留下来。 她看着安妮整个上午都在努力工作。 玛丽拉注意到安妮不做白日梦时工作很快。 “这些梦会是个问题，”玛丽拉想。 当安妮做完家务后，她站在玛丽拉面前，决心要了解她的命运。 “哦，求你了，卡斯伯特小姐，”她说。 “别再让我等了。 你要把我从格林·盖布尔斯赶走吗？”玛丽拉回答说：“马修和我决定留下你——前提是你要努力做个乖女孩。” “为什么,孩子,