her illness increased day by day; and she had drooped and pined away until she was now but a shadow of her former self.

她的病情日益加重，已经憔悴消瘦得不成样子，只剩昔日的影子。

She made scarcely any response to the affectionate words and expressions of tenderness which her Royal lover caressingly bestowed upon her.

对于君王爱人温柔爱抚的话语，她几乎没有作出任何回应。