But, listen as she might, the conversation presented no clue. Boris and Mrs. Vandemeyer talked on purely indifferent subjects: plays they had seen, new dances, and the latest society gossip.

但是，不管她怎么听，谈话都没有提供任何线索。鲍里斯和范德迈耶夫人谈论的话题完全无关紧要：他们看过的戏剧、新的舞蹈和最新的社会八卦。