Cassandra Clare: "Katakan sesuatu dalam bahasa Mandarin, ”kata Tessa,...

"Katakan sesuatu dalam bahasa Mandarin, ”kata Tessa, sambil tersenyum. Jem mengatakan sesuatu yang terdengar seperti banyak vokal dan konsonan yang berjalan bersamaan, suaranya naik dan turun dengan merdu: "Ni hen piao liang." "Apa yang Anda katakan?" Tessa penasaran. "Aku bilang rambutmu berantakan - di sini," katanya, dan mengulurkan tangan dan menyelipkan rambut ikal yang keluar di belakang telinganya. Tessa merasakan darah tumpah ke wajahnya, dan merasa senang karena keremangan kereta. "Kau harus berhati-hati dengan itu," katanya, mengambil tangannya kembali, perlahan, jari-jarinya menempel di pipinya."

--- Cassandra Clare

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Versi Bahasa Inggris

Say something in Mandarin,” said Tessa, with a smile. Jem said something that sounded like a lot of breathy vowels and consonants run together, his voice rising and falling melodically: “Ni hen piao liang.” “What did you say?” Tessa was curious. “I said your hair is coming undone — here,” he said, and reached out and tucked an escaping curl back behind her ear. Tessa felt the blood spill hot up into her face, and was glad for the dimness of the carriage. “You have to be careful with it,” he said, taking his hand back, slowly, his fingers lingering against her cheek.