So engrossed had they been in their gossip that they had not heard her light tread and now, confronted by their hostess, they looked like whispering schoolgirls caught by a teacher.

她们刚才专心致志地在那议论，没有听见媚兰轻盈的脚步，现在看见女主人站在面前，她们就像小学生耳朵，被老师当场抓住了一。

'I'll tell you a family secret, ' she whispered enthusiastically.

" 我要告诉你一桩家庭秘密，" 她兴奋地耳朵说。

If you're Mike Tyson, it means biting an ear.

如果你是迈克泰森， 那就意耳朵。

She did. Fat Maddy had whispered it to her, one time when Mya brought up their supplies. " Maddy told me" .

她知道，有回米亚送补给上山时，胖玛迪给阿莲耳朵。" 玛迪跟我讲过。"