归还项链

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When Madame Loisel brought the necklace back, 卢瓦泽尔夫人把项链送回去时，

Madame Forestier said coldly, "You should have returned it sooner. 佛来思节夫人冷淡地说道：“你早该还给我的，

I might have needed it." 我可能早就用得着了。”

She didn't even open the case, as Mathilde had feared she would. 她甚至都没打开盒子，玛蒂尔德先前还一直提心吊胆怕她打开呢。

What if she had noticed the switch? 要是她发现项链被掉包了怎么办？

Would she have thought Mathilde was a thief? 她会把玛蒂尔德当成小偷吗？

Madame Loisel breathed again. 卢瓦泽尔夫人这才长舒了一口气。

And then she came to know the harsh life of the poor. 接着，她切身体会到了穷人生活的艰辛。

But she accepted it, suddenly and heroically. 但她突然变得坚强起来，毅然决然地接受了这一切。

That dreadful debt had to be paid, and she would pay it. 那笔可怕的债务必须得还，而且她一定要还清。

They let their maid go. 他们辞退了女仆，

They moved out of their apartment and rented a tiny attic room under the roof. 退掉了公寓，在房顶下租了间狭窄的阁楼。

Pride can be a cruel master, 自尊心有时很折磨人，

but sometimes it's also what keeps us standing. 但有时也正是它支撑着我们挺住。

She learned the heavy work of the household and the hateful chores of the kitchen. 她学会了干沉重的家务，以及厨房里那些让人厌烦的粗活脏活。

And this was only the beginning. 而这，才仅仅是个开始。