They looked like the marionettes in a bankrupt puppet show that had been cast pell-mell into a dusty corner because they were of no use any more.

他们看起来就像一场破产的木偶戏中的木偶， 因为他们不再有用而被扔进了一个尘土飞扬的角落。

Then Margaret rose from her trembling and despondency, and became as a strong angel of comfort to her father and brother. For Frederick had broken down now, and all his theories were of no use to him.

然后玛格丽特从颤抖和沮丧中站起来，成为安慰她父亲和哥哥的坚强天使。因为弗雷德里克现在已经崩溃了，他所有的理论对他都没有用。