They are given wrong notions from the beginning. They are always acting upon motives of vanity, and there is no more real modesty in their behaviour _before_ they appear in public than afterwards.

她们从一开始就给灌输了错误的观念：她们的一举一动都是出于虚荣心——她们行为中真正羞涩忸怩的成分，在公开场合抛头露面之前并不比抛头露面之后来得多些。

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