She was affable, vain, subject to flattery, and this combination, he knew quite well, might produce a tragedy in a woman of her home position.

• 她态度和气，爱慕虚荣，喜欢听人吹捧。 他很清楚，这一切加在一起，有可能会给她那样家庭地位的妇女带来悲剧。