She sat silent
(она сидела молча). He was forcing her into consciousness of her position (он принуждал ее осознать свое положение;“I like him,” she said
(мне он нравится, – сказала она).“What do you find to like in him?” he said, with a hot heart
(что ты в нем находишь? – спросил он с горячим сердцем).“I don’t know – but I like him
(не знаю… но он мне нравится),” she said.“How, free?” she asked.
“Why – you don’t want to have too much to do with him.”
She sat silent. He was forcing her into consciousness of her position. But he could not get hold of her feelings, to change them. She had a curious, perverse desire that he should not.
“I like him,” she said.
“What do you find to like in him?” he said, with a hot heart.
“I don’t know – but I like him,” she said.