Of Human Bondage 人性的枷锁 Chapter 69

One afternoon, when he went back to his rooms from the hospital to wash and tidy himself before going to tea as usual with Norah, as he let himself in with his latch-key, his landlady ¹ opened the door for him., ,'There's a lady waiting to see you,' she said., ,'Me?' exclaimed Philip., , ,'I shouldn't 'ave let her in, only she's been three times, and she seemed that upset at not finding you, so I told her she could wait.', ,He pushed past the explaining landlady and burst into the room. His heart turned sick. It was Mildred. She was sitting down, but got up hurriedly as he came in. She did not move towards him nor speak. He was so surprised that he did not know what he was saying., ,The landlady came over to serve me.女店主过来接待我。,Humility often gains more than pride.谦逊往往比骄傲收益更多 。