But she and Peggotty were delighted to see me, although they dared not show it if XX were present.这是小说原句,为什么这里能用but although

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But she and Peggotty were delighted to see me, although they dared not show it if XX were present.
这是小说原句,为什么这里能用but although

但是她和佩格蒂很高兴见到我,尽管如果XX在的话,她们不敢表现出这种高兴.
其实这种用法是不对的,但是其实外国人说话用语法并没有那么严格的,就像咱们说中文一样没那么严格.