Breathing and murmuring, breathing and murmuring. Beloved heard them as soon as the door banged shut behind her. She jumped at the slam and swiveled her head toward the whispers coming from behind the white stairs. She took a step and felt like crying. She had been so close, then closer.

呼吸，低語(yǔ)，呼吸，低語(yǔ)。就在Beloved（此處為人名？）聽(tīng)著這些呼吸和低語(yǔ)的時(shí)候，門(mén)“砰”的一聲在她身后關(guān)閉。她被其嚇得一跳，然后轉(zhuǎn)頭面向低語(yǔ)一方，聲音從白色樓梯背面?zhèn)鱽?lái)。她邁出一步，想要放聲大哭。她離得這么近，然后更近一步。