There was a steely quality under her stately gentleness that awed the whole household, Gerald as well as the girls, though he would have died rather than admit it.

• 在她柔弱的外表下有一种钢铁般坚强的品质，这种品质使整个家庭的成员都敬畏，无论是女儿们还是杰拉尔德，虽然他宁死也不肯承认这一点。