She had been a lovely wonder, predestined to an orbit in which the whole of his own was but a point; and this sight of her leaning like a helpless, despairing creature against a wild wet bank filled him with an amazed horror.

她是一个可爱的奇物，他自己只是她命定的轨道上的一个小点；现在看到她像个无助、绝望的小动物斜倚在荒野潮湿的土堤上，心里又惊又怕。