All possible means were used by the infatuated parents to conclude the bargain; and deception put an end to these usual artifices.

All possible means were used by the infatuated parents to conclude the bargain; and deception put an end to these usual artifices.

这对痴情的父母用尽了一切可能的办法来达成这笔交易;欺骗结束了这些常见的诡计。

-- Adelbert von Chamisso 阿德尔贝特·冯·沙米索