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● 最后一个“that”clasue仍是说明fear。她觉得可以这么说（so to speak）。艺术是一回事，人生是另一回事。
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The door opened and Smith came in. He crossed to the sofa, bent down and kissed her. Then he stood up and gazed at her in a curious way. “What’s eating you?” he said.
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“Me? Why nothing. Why?”
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“You look all…” He shrugged.
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“All what”
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“…Peculiar.”
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“Smith. Listen to me. Sit down. Who do you suppose is coming to dinner tonight?”
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“Alice, what the hell’s the matter with you?”
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“Gavin Douglas, Ralph called up. He’s bringing him home for dinner.”
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”Who did you say?”
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“Gavin Douglas. The actor. Romeo.”
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“My God….”
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“Why do you say that?”
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He laughed. “I’m saying it for you.”
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“Well, you can stop it right now. This isn’t a bit funny!”
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“The dream made flesh….”
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In spite of herself, she smiled. It was exactly she had thought, to the very words. “But what am I going to do?” she all but cried. “What under heaven am I going to do?…”
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● 刚才是回忆，是情感的起伏，现在又回复到现实生活来了，文字也几乎换了一种。
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● eating：用文言来说，当是“啮蚀”；译成白话，该是“伤你的脑筋”。
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● what the hell’s the matter=what is the matter。the hell为咒骂之词，但咒骂之意可强可弱，视语气而定，这里咒骂之意当然很弱。
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● Ralph called up. He’s bringing：注意时态的用法。虽然是家常谈话，也一点不可马虎。
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● to the very words：字都用得一样的。她听说那伶人要来吃饭时，曾经想到过the dream made flesh（见前面本文）。现在她丈夫也有同感，把她的思想一字不易地说出来。
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● all but cried：几乎要哭。
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● under heaven：用以加强what，别无他意。
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Her attention was drawn to a car just driving up below. The apartment was on the third floor, and she stood close to the window behind the curtains, and looked down.
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