In a genteel and fashionable tearoom in Boston, two youngish spinsters were overheard discussing a matrimonial prospect over cinnamon toast.

• 在波士顿一个优雅的、时髦的茶室里，两个还稍年轻的老处女被偷听到在边吃肉桂吐司边讨论一件婚姻的前景。