One flight up Della ran, and paused One flight up Della ran, and paused for a moment, panting. She opened the door. 德拉一口气跑上一段楼梯，停了一会儿，喘着气，然后打开了门。
For there lay the Combs- the set of combs that Della had worshipped for many months in a shopwindow. 因为，摆在眼前的是那套梳子，是好几个月以来德拉所渴望得到的，一直摆在一个商店橱窗里的那套梳子。
Della held the gold chain tightly in her hand and sat on the corner of the table near the door by which he always entered. 德拉把金表链紧握在手里，坐在吉姆进屋时必经的那扇门附近的桌子角上。
So Della did. You see, life You see, life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles- but mainly of sniffles. 德拉就这样做了。你知道，人生是由呜咽，抽泣和徽笑组成的，而其中主要的是抽泣。
