Everyone else with whom Meriem came in contact was, almost without exception, either indifferent to her or cruel. There was, for example, the old black hag who looked after her, Mabunu-toothless, filthy and ill tempered.

梅瑞姆接触过的其他人几乎无一例外地对她冷漠或残忍。有，例如，照顾她的老黑巫婆，马布努——没牙的，肮脏的，脾气暴躁的。