But the sound of the next witness's voice touched a chord that was still sensitive, she gave a start and a frightened look towards him, but immediately turned away her head and looked down at her hands as before.

但下一个目击者的声音触动了仍然敏感的心弦， 她吓了一跳， 惊恐地看了他一眼， 但立即转过头， 像以前一样低头看着自己的手。

It had seemed to Adam as if his brain would burst with the anguish of meeting Hetty's eyes in the first moments, but the sound of her voice uttering these penitent words touched a chord which had been less strained.

在亚当看来，他的大脑似乎会在第一时间与海蒂的眼睛相遇时感到痛苦，但她说出这些忏悔的话的声音触动了不那么紧张的心弦。