Dorothea made an attempt at smiling in return. She was surprised and annoyed to find that her heart was palpitating violently, and that it was quite useless to try after a recovery of her former animation.

多萝西娅试图报以微笑。她又惊又恼地发现，自己的心跳得厉害，恢复了往日的神采再试也没用。