I was so worried and self-conscious that I dreaded to meet anyone, and I seldom did, for our farmhouse was off the public road and surrounded by thick virgin timber that had never been cut since the beginning of time.

我是如此担心和难为情，以至于我害怕见到任何人，而且我很少见到，因为我们的农舍远离公路，周围环绕着厚厚的原始木材，这些木材从一开始就从未被砍伐过。