Me too. I was hoping we could eat here tonight, but it looks like that's out of the question.
我也这么想。我原本希望我们能在这儿吃晚饭,但现在看来是不成了。
but fearing that she would never see Rastus again -- the letter had made that quite clear -- she changed her mind.
但又害怕再也见不到拉斯特斯——这点,信上说得十分明白——于是便改变了主意。