He was thankful that they were talking by telephone and not by television.Otherwise, the interesting combination of the glee on his face and the alarm in his voice would have certainly made Miss Su suspicious.

• 方鸿渐这时亏得通的是电话而不是电视，否则他脸上的快乐跟他声音的惶怕相映成趣，准会使苏小姐猜疑。