It seemed as though he was seeing the spirit of his dead child and,going up to her,he took both her hands,embraced her tearfully and,without asking who she was,begged leave to call on her and to love in her person the living image of his dead daughter.

• 他仿佛看到他女儿的影子在眼前掠过，便上前拉住了她的手，老泪纵横地搂着她，甚至也不问问清楚她究竟是谁，就恳求她允许他去探望她，允许他像爱自己去世的女儿的替身那样爱她。