I expect those cries about a monster, of which our visitor has spoken, were nocturnal reminiscences of the dear departed.

我希望我们的访客所说的那些关于怪物的哭声是对亲爱的逝者的夜间回忆。

Mrs. March went out, after peeping here and there to see how matters went, also saying a word of comfort to Beth, who sat making a winding sheet, while the dear departed lay in state in the domino box.

马奇太太出门前到处看看事情办得怎么样了，也安慰了贝思几句。贝思坐在那里做一条裹尸布，而那可爱的死者静静地躺在骨牌盒子里。