Mrs.March gave the mother tea and gruel and comforted her with promises of help, while she dressed the little baby as tenderly as if it had been her own.

• 马奇太太一边为做母亲的端茶递粥，一边安慰她，让她宽心，又像对待自己的亲生骨肉一样轻柔地为小宝宝穿上衣服。