凯瑟琳·曼斯菲尔德的素描般的短篇故事《已故上校的女儿》描绘了两位年老的单身女性在她们的父亲去世后发生的故事。在这个故事中,曼斯菲尔德使用了故事中不太常用的写作技巧。在这些技巧的帮助下,康士坦提亚和约瑟芬悲惨的生活充分显现出来。 Catherine Mansfield’s sketchy short story The Late Colonel’s Daughter depicts the story of two elderly single women after their father’s death. In this story, Mansfield uses the less commonly used writing techniques in the story. With the help of these techniques, the miserable life of Constantia and Josephine is fully revealed.