Lady Elliot had been an excellent woman, sensible and amiable; whose judgement and conduct, if they might be pardoned the youthful infatuation which made her Lady Elliot, had never required indulgence afterwards.
艾略特夫人是位难得妇女,通情达理而又和蔼可亲;只因少女一时冲动而嫁给了艾略特爵士。如果这一点可以原谅,那么她以后是非判断和待人接物倒也无可厚非。