If there were only Ellen, someone older than she, wiser and unweary, to whom she could go! Someone in whose lap she could lay her head, someone on whose shoulders she could rest her burdens!

只要爱伦还在，或者她能找到一个比爱伦年纪大，比她更不知疲倦的女人，该多好啊！要是有个人可以让她把头钻进怀里，让她把自己身上的担子挪到她肩上，该多好啊！