People began to say " Who are they? " but no invidious inquiries were made.
人们开始问起“他们谁呀”?但并没有人很讨嫌地去询问。
She treated him rather well—except that she had called him always by an invidious nickname—perceiving, meanwhile, that he was figuratively following along beside her as she walked the fence, ready to catch her if she should fall.
她对他相当好——除了她总用一个令人反感绰号称呼他——与此同时,她意识到,当她走过栅栏时,他象征性地跟在她身边,准备在她跌倒时接住她。