Mr . miles , the master , affirmed that he would do very well if he had fewer cakes and sweetmeats sent him from home ; but the mother s heart turned from an opinion so harsh , and inclined rather to the more refined idea that john s sallowness was owing to over - application and , perhaps , to pining after home 但他老师迈尔斯先生却断言，要是家里少送些糕点糖果去，他会什么都很好的，做母亲的心里却讨厌这么刻薄的话，而倾向于一种更随和的想法，认为约翰是过于用功，或许还因为想家，才弄得那么面色蜡黄的。
