Question

翻译：Now the present of her desk told me , as she'd never been able to , that she was

翻译：Now the present of her desk told me , as she'd never been able to , that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work .

Answer 1

应该是Now the presence of her desk told me , as she'd never been able to , that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work .
看到她的桌子，我明白了，她很开心我选择了写作作为我的工作，因为她自己不善写作。