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"You seemedhonestly surprised when you figured out that I was taking you here," hebegan. “当你想出来我要把你带到这里来的时候，你看上去毫不掩饰自己的惊讶。”他开始了。"I was," I interjected. “我确实是。”我插嘴道。"Exactly," he agreed. "Butyou must have had some other theory… I'm curious — what did you think I wasdressing you up for?" “确实。”他赞同道。“但你一定还有别的一些理论……我很好奇——你以为我让你穿上盛装是为了什么？”Yes, instant regret. I pursed my lips,hesitating. "I don't want to tell you." 是的，我立刻就后悔了。我撅起嘴，踌躇着。“我不想告诉你。”"You promised," he objected. “你保证过的。”他反对道。"I know." “我知道。”"What's the problem?" “这有什么问题吗？”I knew he thought it was mere embarrassmentholding me back. "I think it will make you mad — or sad." 我知道，他认为是尴尬让我退缩的。“我猜这一定会让你发疯的——或者悲伤。”His brows pulled together over his eyes ashe thought that through. "I still want to know. Please?" 当他思索着这个想法的时候，他的额头皱在了一起。“我还是想要知道。求你了？”I sighed. He waited. 我叹了口气。他等待着。"Well… I assumed it was some kind of…occasion. But I didn't think it would be some trite human thing… prom!" Iscoffed. “嗯……我假定这是某种……场合。但我不认为那是某种平庸的人类活动……舞会！”嘲弄道。"Human?" he asked flatly. He'dpicked up on the key word. “人类？”他冷淡地问道。他抓住了关键词。I looked down at my dress, fidgeting with a straypiece of chiffon. He waited in silence. 我低下头看着自己的裙子，烦躁不安地抓起一片迷路的薄纱。他沉默地等待着。"Okay," I confessed in a rush."So I was hoping that you might have changed your mind… that you weregoing to change me, after all." “好吧。”我一吐为快。“我希望你也许已经改变心意了……你终于打算转变我了。”A dozen emotions played across his face.Some I recognized: anger… pain…and then he seemed to collect himself and hisexpression became amused. 许多情绪在他脸上一闪而过。有些我能辨认出来：愤怒……痛苦……然后他似乎控制住了自己，然后他的表情变得有趣起来。"You thought that would be a black tieoccasion, did you?" he teased,
touching the lapelof his tuxedo jacket. “你以为这是某种隆重的场合，对吗？”他揶揄着，抚摩着他晚礼服外套的衣领。I scowled to hide my embarrassment. "Idon't know how these things work. To me, at least, it seems more rational thanprom does." He was still grinning. "It's not funny," I said. 我绷起脸，想要掩饰住自己的窘迫。“我不知道这些事情是怎么发生的。至少，对我来说，这比舞会要合理得多。”他依然咧嘴笑着。“这一点儿也不有趣。”我说道。"No, you're right, it's not," heagreed, his smile fading. "I'd rather treat it like a joke, though, thanbelieve you're serious." “不，你是对的，这一点儿也不有趣。”他赞同道，他的笑容消失了。“不过，与其相信你是认真的，我更愿意把这当成一个笑话。”"But I am serious." “但我是认真的。”He sighed deeply. "I know. And you'rereally that willing?" 他深深地叹息着。“我知道。你真的那么情愿吗？”The pain was back in his eyes. I bit my lipand nodded. 痛苦的神情又回到了他的眼中。我咬住唇，点了点头。
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