I supposed it was a pity she had made an orphan of me-but then, some girls I knew had mothers who were drunkards, or mothers who were mad: mothers they hated and could never rub along with.

• 我成了可怜的孤儿，但是，我知道有些有妈的女孩，有些妈是酒鬼，有些妈是疯子：她们讨厌她们的母亲，甚至都不愿意和她们相处。