She then ran off from him through the pelting rain like a hare; or more like a pheasant when, scampering away with a lowered tail, it has a mind to fly, but does not.

然后她像一只野兔一样冒着倾盆大雨从他身边跑开。 或更像是一只野鸡， 垂着尾巴飞奔而去， 它有飞翔的念头， 但没有飞翔。

Regarding their attitude, it was impossible for two persons to go nearer to a kiss than went Knight and Elfride during those minutes of impulsive embrace in the pelting rain. Yet they did not kiss.

就他们的态度而言，在倾盆大雨中冲动拥抱的那几分钟，两个人不可能比奈特和埃尔弗里德更接近亲吻了。然而他们并没有接吻。