当她讲话时，伊莎贝尔发现自己在思考言语的力量。一个单词，一个短语，一两个句子可能具有如此非凡的力量；可以结束一个世界，伤心，或者像在这种情况下一样，将另一个人托付给道德普尔达。
(As she spoke, Isabel found herself thinking of the power of words. A single word, a phrase, a sentence or two could have such extraordinary power; could end a world, break a heart or, as in this case, consign another to moral purdah.)