My mother let none of this idling, as she saw it, pertain to her, she went her own way with or without her calling cards, and though she was fond of her friends and they were fond of her, she had little time for small talk.

• 我母亲认为这些是虚掷光阴，她从不让自己和这些事沾边,她我行我素，不管什么名片不名片的，虽说她喜欢朋友，朋友们也爱她，可她没空闲扯家常里短。