For the most part she had only a confused sensation of slipping down a smooth irresistible current; and she abandoned herself to the feeling as a refuge from the torment of thought.

在大多数情况下， 她只有一种迷茫的感觉， 仿佛顺着一股顺畅的、不可抗拒的水流滑了下去。她把自己沉浸在这种感觉中， 以此作为逃避思想折磨的避难所。