One flight up Della ran, and paused One flight up Della ran, and paused for a moment, panting. She opened the door. 德拉一口氣跑上一段樓梯，停了一會兒，喘著氣，然后打開了門。
For there lay the Combs- the set of combs that Della had worshipped for many months in a shopwindow. 因為，擺在眼前的是那套梳子，是好幾個月以來德拉所渴望得到的，一直擺在一個商店櫥窗里的那套梳子。
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. 德拉把金表鏈緊握在手里，坐在吉姆進屋時必經的那扇門附近的桌子角上。
So Della did. You see, life You see, life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles- but mainly of sniffles. 德拉就這樣做了。你知道，人生是由嗚咽，抽泣和徽笑組成的，而其中主要的是抽泣。
