(Laughter) Here, another reader quotes a passage from the magazine: [Ruby was seventy-six, but she retained her authoritative bearing; only her unsteady gait belied her age.] He added: "Surely, someone at The New Yorker knows the meaning of 'belied,' and that it is the opposite of how it is used in this sentence.
(Risos) Aqui, outro leitor cita uma passagem da revista: [Ruby tinha setenta e seis anos, mas conservava a postura autoritária; [só o seu passo instável "belied" (ocultava) a idade.] Acrescentou: "Com certeza, alguém no The New Yorker sabe o que significa 'belied' "e que significa o oposto do pretendido nesta frase.