He was so used to being appealed to for help that mere awareness of someone who would neither ask nor need it was slightly tranquilizing, even amidst the greater perplexities of the future.

他已经习惯了被求助， 以至于即使在未来更加困惑的情况下， 只要意识到有人既不问也不需要帮助， 他就会稍微平静下来。