There was the choice of two things before her; either the humiliating occupation of a servant, with the certain unwelcome attentions of the men, or a secure, quiet and legitimatized position of everybody's mistress.

在她面前有两件事的选择；要么是仆人的羞辱性职业，男人的某些不受欢迎的关注，要么是每个人的情妇的安全、安静和合法的地位。