It was not a happy evening, for though they sewed as usual, while their mother read aloud from Bremer, Scott, or Edgeworth, something was wanting, and the sweet home peace was disturbed.

这一晚大家都闷闷不乐，因为虽然她们一如平日做着针线活，她们的母亲朗诵布雷默、司各特或埃奇沃斯的作品，但总觉得缺少了点什么，甜蜜的家庭和谐被破坏了。