Jasper walked silently beside me, his hand on the small of my back, as if he were guiding me. I pretended a lack of interest in the first few airport cafes,  贾斯帕沉默地走在我身旁，他的手轻轻点着我的背，就好像他在给我领路一样。我假装对最先遇到的那几家机场咖啡屋毫无兴趣，

　　my head scanning for what I really wanted. And there it was, around the corner, out of Alice's sharp sight: the level-three ladies' room. 我的脑子在搜寻着我真正想要的某物。然后，我找到了，就在拐角处那里，爱丽丝锐利的目光所及范围之外：三层女化妆间。

　　Do you mind? I asked Jasper as we passed. I'll just be a moment. I'll be right here, he said. “你介意吗？”当我们走过那间化妆间前时，我问贾斯帕。“我只占用一点点时间。”“我会在这里等着。”他说道。

　　As soon as the door shut behind me, I was running. I remembered the time I had gotten lost from this bathroom, because it had two exits. 身后的门刚刚关上，我立刻狂奔起来。我还记得，上次我曾在这个化妆间里迷路，因为这里有两个出口。

　　Outside the far door it was only a short sprint to the elevators, and if Jasper stayed where he said he would, I'd never be in his line of sight.  出了远处的那个门，只需再冲刺一小段路就能到达电梯。如果贾斯帕真的像他说的那样待在那里等着的话，他绝对不会看见我。

　　I didn't look behind me as I ran. This was my only chance, and even if he saw me, I had to keep going. People stared, but I ignored them.  当我奔跑的时候，我没有回头张望。这是我唯一的几乎，即使他看见我了，我也得继续跑。人们都在盯着我看，但我不去理会他们。

　　Around the corner the elevators were waiting, and I dashed forward, throwing my hand between the closing doors of a full elevator headed down.  拐过拐角，电梯正在那里等着，我夺路狂奔，把手伸进那架载满了人的下行电梯即将关闭的门里。我用力挤进那群愤怒的乘客里，看了一眼按钮板，

　　I squeezed in beside the irritated passengers, and checked to make sure that the button for level one had been pushed. It was already lit, and the doors closed. 想知道一层的按钮是否已经被按下了。那个按钮已经亮了起来，电梯门关上了。