艾玛(Emma)五岁时,伍德豪斯夫人去世。艾玛不记得她的母亲。她想起了爱,也是一种温暖的感觉。这就像记住光,或者有时在光线熄灭后持续的光芒。(When Emma was five, Mrs. Woodhouse died. Emma did not remember her mother. She remembered love, though, and a feeling of warmth. It was like remembering light, or the glow that sometimes persists after a light has gone out.)