But to this day I do not know what strange impulse made me take George to see herto tell her, before I had confided in another living soul, of our engagement.

• 至今我仍不知道那是一种什么样的奇异动力，使我在还没有透露给别人之前就把乔治领去看望姑姑，告诉她已经订婚的消息。