它打不过我们!爸爸说,不行吗,爸爸?劳拉愚蠢地问。不,爸爸说。它总有一天会停止,但我们没有。它不能舔我们。我们不会放弃。然后劳拉感到体内有一股温暖。它很小,但很坚固。它很稳定,就像黑暗中的一盏小灯,它的亮度很低,但没有风可以让它闪烁,因为它不会放弃。
(It can't beat us! Pa said.Can't it, Pa? Laura asked stupidly.No, said Pa. It's got to quit sometime and we don't. It can't lick us. We won't give up.Then Laura felt a warmth inside her. It was very small but it was strong. It was steady, like a tiny light in the dark, and it burned very low but no winds could make it flicker because it would not give up.)