It was evident that in their former intercourse, the passive disposition of the one had been habitually influenced by the active energy of the other: whence then had arisen Mr. Rochester’s dismay when he heard of Mr. Mason’s arrival?

很明显，在他们以前的交往中，一个人的消极性格已经习惯性地被另一个人的积极能量所影响：那么罗切斯特先生在听到梅森先生到来时的沮丧是从哪里来的呢？