a poor little thing meaning in English

可怜的小东西

But for you , dear stranger , i should not be so composed , for i am naturally a poor little thing , faint of heart ; nor should i have been able to raise my thoughts to him who was put to death , that we might have hope and comfort here to - day
“若不是有了你，亲爱的陌生人，我不会这么镇静，因为我天生是个可怜的小女人，胆子很小。我也不能抬头看上帝上帝也被杀死了向他祈求今天能给我们希望和安慰。