The three Cruchots felt crushed as they saw the joyous, animated look cast upon Adolphe des Grassins by the heiress, to whom such riches were unheard-of.
From time to time the young heiress glanced furtively at her cousin, and the banker's wife easily detected a crescendo of surprise and curiosity in her mind.
She could not have wished her Brother a more desirable union: Heiress of Villa-Franca, virtuous, affectionate, beautiful, and accomplished, Virginia seemed calculated to make him happy.
她不可能希望她的兄弟有一个更令人向往的结合:Villa-Franca 的女继承人, 贤惠、深情、美丽、多才多艺, Virginia 似乎有意让他幸福。