"I forbore, resolved to accept in lieu of her death

"我克制怒意决定饶她不死
a modest portion of heartfelt grovel.

接受她卑微的乞求
Further, once she'd flung herself at my knees and kissed my hem I would

并且当她扑到我的膝头亲吻我的衣摆
order her supine and mount

我要叫她仰卧再爬起
more as one who loves than one who conquers;

就好比是被我的爱情征服那般
not impossibly, should she acquit herself well and

若是她能一直表现好
often, I would even entertain a plea for her eventual forgiveness and

我甚至会考虑接受她的恳求彻底原谅她
restoration to the Atrean house.

放她回到埃特里安
Accordingly I drew myself up

于是当她清理好指甲
to discharge her objection--

轻轻敲击我的膝盖
whereupon she gave over cleaning her nails and set to drumming them on one knee.

我会坐直了挡开她的手
"Let your repentance salt my shoe leather," I said presently,

"你悔意只配给我擦皮鞋" 我说道