Miriam and Rebecca represent two poles in the argument about transracial adoption.

米丽娅姆和丽贝卡在有关跨种族领养的争论上代表了两个极端。

Clara Dawes - A friend of Miriam's, she is a suffragette, who is separated from her husband.

克拉拉斯 -一位朋友刘健仪的，她是一个suffragette ，谁是与丈夫分居。She becomes Paul's second love, and they have a passionate affair.她为保罗的第二次爱情，和他们有激情的事情。

Miriam laughed again, but mirthlessly, to hear him thus mix her up with women in a general way.

听到他将她与普通女子相提并论，密里安又笑了，可是毫无高兴之意。