His grown daughters had rarely talked to him about his business even when he was healthy. But seeing that he was near death, they and their mother were anxious about it, but lacked the guts or heart to broach the subject.
這位企業家的三個女兒均已成年，可是平日很少過問父親的事業。眼看著父親不久人世，母女們心裡雖著急，卻又不敢、不忍心向他提起這件事，只好請託周修女去探探口風。