Newcombe might be seen as a serious case, terminally depressed,her husband, with his brutish ways, might be looked on with concerncompassion as someone who needed help.

• 时下，纽科姆太太可是被看成是极度沮丧的严重病号，而她那如此残忍的丈夫，却被关切而同情地认为需要帮助。