When I arrived I found her sitting on the stoep. She looked lonely and pathetic,and for the first time I wondered why no man had ever taken her and looked after her and loved her.

• 我第二天去看她时，她正坐在屋前的门廊上，流露出抑郁孤寂的神情。我第一次感到纳闷：以前怎么没有人娶她、照料和爱抚她呢?