affirmation of his being that Helen's reasonless, causeless

是海伦无理由无条件的爱确定了
love embodies.

他的存在
Barth is asking a really serious question about the compatibility

巴斯提出了一个问题即生活和观点
between life and voice.

能否兼容
Remember that in "Ambrose His Mark" Ambrose is saved from

在"安伯罗斯他的胎记"中
the bees lighting on his mouth because his mouth is on

有蜜蜂企图停在他嘴上但他幸免于难
his mother's breast.

因为他的嘴贴在母亲的胸脯上
He's asleep there having nursed.

他在妈妈的臂弯里酣睡着
It's as if the bees which signify eloquence if they land on your mouth,

这象征着好口才的蜜蜂若非停在嘴上
they land on his eyes and on his ears instead.

而是停在眼睛或耳朵上
He can't have both that connection with his mother and that

他就既不可能与母亲相连也不会拥有
kind of eloquence.

那雄辩之才