她的希望是把林惇交给他，就像他从前和她在一起一样；她自己也情愿相信，这孩子的父亲根本不想担起抚养和教育他的义务。

Her hope was, that Linton might be left with him, as he had been with her: his father, she would fain convince herself, had no desire to assume the burden of his maintenance or education.

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去年他因为三名妇女指控他未善尽父亲义务的官司而弄得灰头土脸，声称他在担任神父的独身誓词期间成为孩子的生父。

He was deeply embarrassed last year when three women filed paternity suits against him, alleging that he had fathered children during his vow of celibacy.

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来自名为“家庭需要父亲”慈善机构的Craig Pickering说：“我欢迎这一重大贡献，即鼓励离异的家长共尽抚养孩子的义务。”

Craig Pickering from Families Need Fathers said: "I welcome this important contribution to the debate on encouraging Shared parenting by divorced or separated parents."

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