来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：1600年后西方社会的流行病第7集第7集》

the hero of the story, tell us himself that smallpox was,

用他自己的话
in his words,

形容天花时说道
"The most dreadful scourge of the world."

天花是世界上最可怕的灾祸
We also know that as a result of her ordeal,

我们也知道经此遭遇后
Lady Castlewood lost her beauty,

卡士伍特夫人美丽不再
and that her gallant husband, on his return,

而她那位英勇的丈夫回来后
no longer loved her as he once did.

再也不像以前那样爱她了
As readers then, we know that one of the effects of smallpox

作为读者我们知道天花的后果之一
was that it had a big impact on the marriage market.

便是对于婚姻有巨大的影响
It disfigured people

它让人面目丑陋
and made them less likely to succeed in those sweepstakes.

导致姻缘难再续
We learn that Lady Castlewood, according to the author:

根据作者描述卡士伍特夫人