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"So, my dear child," he said softly, “那么，我亲爱的孩子，”他轻声说道，

"would you really keep us all here, “你真打算把我们大家都困在这儿、

in danger, rather than grant a favor you've granted so often in your life?" 置于危险之中，也不肯帮这个你这辈子帮过无数次的忙吗？”

Boule de Suif didn't answer. 羊脂球没有回答。

He went on, gently and reasonably, 他继续劝着，语气温和又入情入理，

telling her how grateful they would all be, 对她说大家会多么感激她，

how she would be saving them all. 说她这相当于救了大家所有人。

Still, she said nothing. 可她依然一言不发。

That evening, she didn't come down to dinner. 那天傍晚，她没有下楼吃晚饭。

The others waited, barely hiding their excitement. 其他人在那儿等着，几乎掩饰不住内心的兴奋。

Then the innkeeper announced that Mademoiselle was unwell, 接着旅店老板宣布小姐身体不太舒服，

and they should start without her. 让他们不用等她，先吃就好。

The Count took him aside and whispered, "Well?" 伯爵把他拉到一旁，低声问：“怎么样了？”

"Yes." “成了。”

Loiseau burst out laughing. 卢瓦索放声大笑起来。

Champagne was ordered, 有人叫了香槟，

though nobody had drunk a drop of wine on the whole journey. 尽管这一路上大家连一滴酒都没沾过。

Some people only celebrate when someone else has paid the price. 有些人，只有在别人替自己付出代价时，才会开怀庆祝。

And upstairs, a door had quietly closed. 而楼上，有一扇门悄悄关上了。