One of these seafaring men - the shipmaster, indeed, who had spoken to Hester Prynne - was so smitten with Pearl's aspect, that he attempted to lay hands upon her, with purpose to snatch a kiss.
这些水手当中有一个人就是同海丝特·白兰谈过话的那位船长,他被珠儿的容貌深深吸引,试图把一双手放在她头上,并且打算亲亲她。