There, the courtesan faded imperceptibly. 妓女的形象在這里漸漸消失了。
But when God allows a courtesan to fall in love, her love, which at first looks like a pardon for her sins, proves almost invariably to be a punishment on her. 再說天主允許一個妓女萌發(fā)愛情的時候，這個愛情，開始時好像是一個寬恕，后來幾乎總是變成一種對她的懲罰。