And no sooner had Joan, his handsome, shallow-minded wife, the easy-going mother of his many children, heard of her exal他的妻子琼是一个健壮、浅薄的女人，也是孩子们随和的母亲。当她一听说自己高贵的地位时，便立刻想入非非，暗自打算为她的年轻漂亮的女儿找一个显赫、门当户对的婆家。