Brandt Jean was 18 years old, and I joined the rest of the country watching on television in awe at that act of grace.

当时布兰特 · 基恩 18 岁，而我和全国的观众在电视上见证了他这仁慈之举，并深感敬佩。

So we urged Titus, just as he had earlier made a beginning, to bring also to completion this act of grace on your part.

因此我劝提多，既然在你们中间开办这慈惠的事，就当办成了。

That project they viewed not as an act of grace or of mercy but as a direct attempt to enlist French Canadians on the side of Great Britain.

他们认为这个项目不是恩典或仁慈的行为，而是直接试图让法裔加拿大人站在英国一边。