When they scolded him, he would answer back.

他们说他，他就顶。

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He knew that instead of waking her he should lull her back to sleep, so he tried to come up with an answer that would plant the image of a new dream in her mind.

他知道不该弄醒她，应该哄她继续睡觉。他试图作出一种回答，往她脑子里种下一种新的梦境。

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Now they were in front of St. Peter and the young lady asked if they could get married. St. Peter told them, he would have to get back to them with an answer. Around 30 days later St.

于是，他们来到了圣徒彼得面前，妻子问是否她还可以和丈夫结婚，圣徒彼得告诉他们，关于这个问题他一有了结果就会回来找他们。

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He said if they did not get a proper answer, they would go back and ask again until they got one.

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He said they were concerned about how they would answer media enquiries on the back of the leak to Sky, in the absence of putting out a full statement.

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