我只离开一小段时间。

I'm only away for a short time.

youdao

但玛丽∙安声称她只离开不到一分钟的时间。 当然啦，时间是有相对性。

Time is, of course, relative.

youdao

他悄悄用一只手臂揽住她的腰，劝她离开了窗口。

He slipped his arm around her waist and urged her away from the window.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

If you just have the first half, That that development is accomplished when Richard decides to leave the South.

如果你只看书的前面，你可能认为但理查，下定决心离开南方时,故事就此完结了。

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