Chagrin and remorse followed, and it was not until after full confession to Marmee that Meg realized the trumpery value of fashionable rivalry and the real worth of simplicity and contentment.

• 梅格感到既委屈又懊恼，一直到她把此事向妈咪和盘托出之后，她才认识到这种时髦竞赛的浅薄无聊和朴素知足的真正价值。