Long suffering, self-denying, reflective, and intelligent, a constitutional reserve and taciturnity placed and kept her in the shade, and covered her mind, and especially her feelings, with a sort of nun-like evil, which was rarely lifted.

• 她总是忍耐，克制，冥思苦想而聪明智慧；气质上的含蓄内敛和沉默寡言总是把她摆到一个不引人注意的地位；这使得她的思想，尤其是她的感情，仿佛被一幅修女的面纱遮盖着－这面纱很少揭开。