How is it possible, he thinks, to miss a woman whom he kept at a distance so that when she was gone he would not miss her.

他想。思念一个他之所以保持距离即是为了当她离开的时候他不会为此所动的女人。

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Mr. Sesemann called to him, but with no success, for the boy kept at a shy distance.

塞舍曼先生叫他，但没有成功，因为男孩害羞地保持着距离。

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At first, they kept their distance from him, but they soon found he was a kind man, and would not hurt them, but liked to have them near him.

起初，它们和他保持一定的距离，但很快它们就发现他是个善良的人，不会伤害它们，反而喜欢它们靠近他。

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