Formerly, his heart had been as a locked casket with its treasure inside; but now the casket was empty, and the lock was broken.
从前,他的心像一只锁住的匣子,里面藏着珍宝;如今匣子空了,锁也坏了。
— George Eliot · Silas Marner · Chapter X —
Formerly, his heart had been as a locked casket with its treasure inside; but now the casket was empty, and the lock was broken.
从前,他的心像一只锁住的匣子,里面藏着珍宝;如今匣子空了,锁也坏了。