"But, Auntie, don't you even know what he wrote?"

"可是老姑，难道你一直不知道信里的事吗？"

The old lady looked down, troubled and shy like a child who has unwittingly done wrong.

老太太低头俯视着，像一个无心做错事的孩子一样怯生生的，不知说什么才好。

"No, dear," she said, speaking very low."You see, I never learned to read.

"不知道，亲爱的，"她用低沉的声调说，“你知道，我从来没有念过书啊！”