Part 4 Yann's First Wedding Chapter 2

　One evening Yann amused himself by relating to his affianced athousand things she had done, orwhich had happened to her since theirfirst meeting; he even enumerated¹ to her the different dressesshe had had,and the jollifications to which she had been.

　　She listened in great surprise. How did he know all this? Who wouldhave thought of a man everpaying any attention to such matters, andbeing capable of remembering so clearly?

　　But he only smiled at her in a mysterious way, and went onmentioning other facts to her that shehad altogether forgotten.

　　She did not interrupt him; nay², she but let him continue, while anunexpected delicious joywelled up in her heart; she began, at length, todivine and understand everything. He, too, hadloved--loved her, throughthat weary³ time. She had been his constant thought, as he wasguilelesslyconfessing. But, in this case, what had been his reason for repelling⁴ her atfirst andmaking her suffer so long?

　　There always remained this mystery that he had promised to explain toher--yet still seemed toelude--with a confused, incomprehensible smile.

1 enumerated   

v.列举，枚举，数( enumerate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• A spokesperson enumerated the strikers' demands. 发言人列数罢工者的要求。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• He enumerated the capitals of the 50 states. 他列举了50个州的首府。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 nay   

adv.不；n.反对票，投反对票者

参考例句：

• He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的，不，应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
• Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章，不，应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。

3 weary   

adj.疲劳的，使人疲劳的；vi.厌烦，不耐烦

参考例句：

• He has laid out all his strength and is weary.他使出了全部气力，非常疲倦。
• I am weary of his constant complaints.我对他不断发牢骚感到厌烦。

4 repelling   

v.击退( repel的现在分词 )；使厌恶；排斥；推开

参考例句：

• He saw himself standing up and repelling a charge. 他仿佛看见自己挺身而起，打退了敌人的进攻。 来自辞典例句
• Promote the healthy entertainment styles. Repelling the superstition, gambling, drugs and obscenity. 提倡健康娱乐。抵制封建迷信活动，拒绝黄、赌、毒。 来自互联网