Irene had a fancy for fantastical stories since childhood. Anything to do with old myths and legends fascinated her. Every night, her mind gave in to fatigue and she fell asleep. At the age of 25, Irene won her fame by her first novel. Her novel was by far better than that of any other writers in the city. She became the favorite writer in the readers' hearts. They were in favor of her. They were favorable to her ideas. But Irene's father-in-law was constantly finding fault with her. They had so far failed to reach an agreement. Irene was sure that her husband was far from a fool. But he pretended not to see this. He could not overcome his fatal weakness, cowardly character. So Irene longed to travel to places as far as she could arrive. Her judgment was frequently faulty, but her love for her husband was not false. It was a painful farewell. Then, Irene paid the bus fare to the airport. On the airplane, she fastened her seat belt and wondered what she would face. Ladies liked to follow the fashion. But Irene did not. She did not want to go to a fashionable place. In the country she arrived at, thousands of people died of famine. Irene was not really familiar with local laws, which brought some trouble to her. Sometimes she wondered what fate had in store for her next. All the way, she faxed her essays back to the publishing company.

　　自孩童起，艾琳就喜爱异想天开的故事。任何与古代神话和传奇有关的事情都会强烈吸引她。每天夜里，她会思考到疲劳不堪才人睡。25岁的时候，艾琳的第一本小说给她带来了名声。她的小说比那个城市的其他作家写的书好得多。她成了读者心中最喜欢的作家。他们支持她。他们赞许她的思想。但是艾琳的公公却一直挑剔她。他们迄今为止没有达成共识。艾琳肯定她的丈夫远非一个笨蛋，但他装作看不见这点。他无法克服他致命的弱点：懦弱。于是艾琳渴望去远至她能够到达的地方旅游。她的判断经常有错误，但她对丈夫的爱却不是虚伪的。那是痛苦的告别。然后，艾琳付车费去机场。在飞机上，她扎牢了安全带然后思考她将面临什么。女士们喜欢追赶时髦。但艾琳不是这样。她不想去一个时髦的地方。她到达的那个国家，成千上万的人死于饥荒。艾琳对当地法律不很熟悉，这给她带来一些麻烦。有时候她不知道等待她的命运是什么。一路上，她都把她写的短文传真回出版社。