In hers he saw a wild appeal for mercy.

在她身上，他看到了一种疯狂的求饶。

But Tuppence continued to cling and sob, interjecting her sobs with incoherent appeals for mercy.

但塔彭丝继续依偎着哭泣， 在她的哭泣声中夹杂着语无伦次的求饶请求。

They could certainly both have saved themselves by appealing for mercy, but they both felt they had a mission that would have been betrayed unless they kept faith to the bitter end.

他们原本都可以求饶，但他们却都觉得如果不成仁取义，就无法完成他们的使命。