妈妈进城买东西去了,她叮嘱诺拉照看一下小妹妹简·格拉迪斯。诺拉答应了。可是这天下午是诺拉擦洗银器的时间,于是她待在餐具室里,把简·格拉迪斯留在楼上的卧室里,让她独自玩耍。小姑娘并不介意独自待着,因为她要完成自己的第一件刺绣作品。那是一个绣花沙发枕头。她准备把它作为生日礼物送给爸爸。她伏在宽大的窗台上,聚精会神地绣起来。门迅速地打开,又悄悄地关上了。 Mother went to town to buy things, she told Nora to take care of Jane Gladys younger sister. Nora agreed. But this afternoon was Nora’s time to scrub the silverware, so she stayed in the pantry, leaving Jane Gladys in the upstairs bedroom and letting her play alone. The little girl does not mind staying alone because she wants to finish her first piece of embroidery. It is an embroidered sofa pillow. She is going to give it to her father as a birthday present. She lay on a wide window ledge and embroidered attentively. The door opened quickly and shut quietly again.