She had noticed many times always that her girls' faces were soft and

她注意到了很多次她的孩子的脸庞柔软
serious and inward and still when she looked at them just as they had

而严肃内敛而平静当她们还是小孩的时候
been when they were small children, just as they were now when

就像她们现在睡觉
they were sleeping.

时候一样
If a friend was in the room, her daughters would watch his or her

当房间里有朋友在她的女儿会专注地
face intently and tease or soothe or banter and any one of them could

看着她或他的脸然后或偷笑或嘲笑她们中
gauge and respond to the finest changes of expression or tone,

的一个会判断然后换成最合适的表情或音调
even Sylvie if she chose to, but it did not occur to them to suit

即时希尔维选择要做但是这没有让她们
their words and manners to her looks and she did not want them to.

想起去迎合她然后她也不想这样
In fact, she was often prompted or restrained by the thought of saving

实际上她常常被保护她们这种下意识
this unconsciousness of theirs.

所推动或者限制
She was then a magisterial woman not only because of her height

她当时是一个专断的女人不仅仅因为