"What shall I say?" thought Hester to herself. "no! If this be the price of the child's sympathy, I cannot pay it."

“我该说什么才好呢？”海丝特心中自忖。“不成！如果这是换取孩子同情的代价，我是不能支付的。”

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What Sir Philip and his chief executive, Stephen Hester, can't control is what happens to RBS's share price - which will have a big bearing on whether the Chancellor, George Osborne, wants to start the privatisation.

BBC: Business