'It is merely my respectful compliments, ' said Mrs. Sparsit, 'and I fear I may not trouble her with my society this week; being still a little nervous, and better perhaps by my poor self'.

“这只是我的恭维，”斯巴塞夫人说，“我担心这周我可能不会因为我的社交而给她添麻烦；仍然有点紧张，也许我可怜的自己会更好。