He prayed, he wept, he sorrowed, but all in vain.

他祈祷，他哭泣，他悲伤，但都是徒劳的。

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The children wept, and Nana ran to him beseechingly, but he waved her back.

孩子们哭了，娜娜向他跑去求情，但他挥手让她走开。

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The mother said nothing, but gave him a large dish of black pudding, and Marleen still wept without ceasing.

母亲什么也没说，只给了他一大盘黑布丁，玛杰丽还在哭个不停。

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But he also wept as he blamed two former patients and the media for waging a campaign against him.

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She tried to buck up and maintain a semblance of normalcy, but she slept poorly and wept every day.

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There were some public displays of emotion by former members of the papal staff: his chauffeur shed a few tears as the pontiff entered his Vatican limousine for the last time and a group of nuns also wept publicly - but Benedict himself remained dry-eyed.

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