He got away as soon as he could, and Mrs. Garth could only imply some retractation of her severity by saying " God bless you" when she shook hands with him.

他尽， 加思太太在与他握手时说了声“上帝保佑你” ，只能暗示她严厉态度有所收敛。

And when he heard the words of honest retractation—when he heard the sad appeal with which Adam ended—he was obliged to rejoice in the remains of ignorant confidence it implied.

当他到诚实收回话时——当他到亚当以悲伤呼吁结束时——他不得不为它所暗示无知自信而高兴。

This was a not infrequent procedure with Mr. Vincy — to be rash in jovial assent, and on becoming subsequently conscious that he had been rash, to employ others in making the offensive retractation.

这在文西先生身上并不少见——在欣然同意时轻率，后来意识到他轻率了，就雇用其他人进行攻击性撤回。