" sir , " said madame de saint - m ran , without using any circumlocution , and as if fearing she had no time to lose , " you wrote to me concerning the marriage of this child ? “阁下， ”圣梅朗夫人开门见山地说，象是怕她的时间不够用似的， “写信告诉我说，已经在为这个孩子准备婚事了？ ”
Morcerf , usually so stiff and formal , accosted the banker in an affable and smiling manner , and , feeling sure that the overture he was about make would be well received , he did not consider it necessary to adopt any manoeuvres in order to gain his end , but went at once straight to the point 马尔塞夫平时十分骄矜拘执，这一次却面带笑容，以殷勤的态度向银行家问候由于确信他的提议对方一定肯接受，他就省去一切外交辞令，开门见山地说起下文。
