"It's Magic," said Mary, "but not black."

“那是魔法，”玛丽说，“但不是黑魔法。”

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She looks rather like you, Mary—not as you look now but as you looked when you came here.

她看上去很像你，玛丽——不是你现在的样子，而是你刚来时的样子。

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"But that's not all," Mary went on, almost pale with solemn excitement.

“还不止这样。”玛丽接着说，她的脸色因为兴奋几乎有些发白。

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But Mary did not let this stop her.

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