She was a dear old soul.

她是一位可爱的老人。

Tess, do you think my mother a queer old soul? '?

苔丝，你觉得我的母亲是不是一个古怪的老太婆？

What the devil am I to write to that good old soul?

我得对她写些什么鬼话呢，对那个好老太婆？

What a wise, genial old soul he was to have said that!

他能说出这种话来，也可想见他是一个多么贤明，多么和蔼的老人家啊！

For all her rudeness, she's actually quite a kind-hearted old soul.

尽管她没有礼貌，但她实际上是一个非常善良的老人。