And the tenderhearted man gave a sigh of sympathy that did Rose good to hear and mollified her rising indignation at the bare idea of ending Phebe's love affairs in such a summary way.

这位心地善良的男人发出了一声同情的叹息，罗斯很高兴听到这句话，也平息了她对以如此简单的方式结束菲比的风流韵事的简单想法而升起的愤慨。