What Melanie said was no more than Scarlett had been thinking but hearing it put into words infuriated her, shamed her as if her secret cowardice was written plainly in her face.

• 其实媚兰说的也就是思嘉一直想着的事，可是思嘉听见她说出来反而恼羞成怒了，仿佛她内心的怯懦已明明白白地流露在脸上，被媚兰看透了似的。