Bowen, repelled by the Labor Party's 1945 election victory, retreated to Ireland with her sexless husband, but really she lived in a world of letters with a Canadian lover.

1945年工党赢得选举，Bowen就此退出政治，性冷淡的丈夫一移居爱尔兰，但实际浸在加拿大情人构筑起的情信世界。

All that sexlessness has made you wise.

所有的性冷淡都让你变得聪明。