Piling wrote:I am translating it, that's the reason I need to understand the exact meaning. When I only read, if I don't get some sentences, I just skip it as so long as the general plot is clear.
The book was written more than 150 years ago and it would be almost impossible to find out the exact meaning after such a length of time. Especially as authors of that time used a more poetic and flowery language than today's colloquial English
I wonder if it is a sort of warning not to become involved with Mary too quickly as she may not be as she appears
That is a guess