You can understand that initial hesitation when she asks, "Shall I go on? / Or have I said enough?"

你们可以理解当她发问时最初的犹豫，“我应该继续吗？还是我说的够多了？“

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And, when he asks on their wedding night, she gives him an answer that only makes him more obsessed with the question.

当他在新婚之夜问这个问题时，海伦给了一个,只会让他更加对这个问题好奇的答案。

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