Then why—since the choice was with himself—should the individual, whose connection with the fallen woman had been the most intimate and sacred of them all, come forward to vindicate his claim to an inheritance so little desirable?

那么为什么——既然选择权在他自己——这个与堕落女人的关系是所有人中最亲密、最神圣的人，为什么要站出来证明他对一份如此不受欢迎的遗产的要求是正确的？