The Mysteries of Udolpho

home is the resort Of love, of joy, of peace and plenty, where, Supporting and supported, polish’d friends And dear relations mingle into bliss.

家是爱、欢乐、和平与富足的归宿，在那里，经过磨练的朋友和亲爱的家人相互支持，融入幸福之中。

He was a descendant from the younger branch of an illustrious family, and it was designed, that the deficiency of his patrimonial wealth should be supplied either by a splendid alliance in marriage, or by success in the intrigues of public affairs.

他出身于一个显赫家族的年轻分支，原本设计是通过婚姻中的辉煌联盟或在公共事务的阴谋中取得成功来弥补他继承财富的不足。