" John, " Wendy said falteringly, " perhaps we don't remember the old life as well as we thought we did" .

" 约翰，" 温迪犹地说，" 也许我们并不像自己以为的那样，清楚地记过去的生活。"

" You don't feel, Peter, " she said falteringly, " that you would like to say anything to my parents about a very sweet subject" ?

" 彼，" 温迪犹犹地说，" 你难道不想跟我爸爸妈妈谈一件非常美妙的事情吗？"

" I do... yes... in a specific sense..." young Draper falteringly maintained; and Mr. Spence turned with a discouraged gesture toward his secretary's suspended pen.

“我确实… … 是的… … 在某种意义上… … ”年轻的德巴巴地说；斯宾塞先生转身朝他秘书悬在空中的笔做了个沮丧的手势。