Silas was as unable to interpret the letters as Dolly, but there was no possibility of misunderstanding the desire to give comfort that made itself heard in her quiet tones.
西拉斯和多莉一样,不懂那些字母的含义;但她平静的语调中流露出的安慰之意,却不可能被误解。
— George Eliot · Silas Marner · Chapter X —