Day after day had passed; her union had remained unsecured, and the idea of its nullity had gradually ceased to be strange to her; till it became of little account beside her bold resolve for the young man's sake.

一天又一天过去了；她的结合一直没有保障，她也逐渐不再对结合无效的想法感到陌生。直到除了她为了这个年轻人的勇敢决心之外，这一切都变得微不足道了。