All the rigid rule of his forebears, all the domination of an unjust social order, grip him. Angel Clare, the prophet of emancipation, no longer exists. For several days they lead a formal, isolated existence.

• 父辈的严峻的法规,不公平的社会制度,把他牢牢地控制住了。宣扬人类解放的安吉尔·克莱不复存在了。一连几天,他们过着貌合神离的生活。