The Countess– who was only plain Bess Hardwick then – embroidered him a coat all chequered over with black and white squares.

伯爵夫人——那是还只不过是贝丝·哈德维克——为他织了一件绣满黑白方格的外套。

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This version of black female self-sacrifice is a far cry from the one in which Bess disappears because of her own weakness.

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