陆犯焉识

[Fred0]

Especially with her cradling a bundle of bedding under her arm.

[Fred0]

Nianhen has told Yanshi that she is leaving him to go to America. She has been sending his letters home to his wife and step-mother for two years, and she tells him that she realizes that he will never leave them. She adds the following:

念痕又说，本来她还寄希望于战争，希望它一直打个不停，打到她和焉识都老了终止，让沦亡的国土成全两个天涯沦落人。

It’s the last clause which is the challenge.

The ruin of the country would help us achieve our aim; two tramps wandering off to the ends of the earth. 

Does this translation make sense? Can you suggest improvements?

[Jim]

The 成全 should be read with the sense of achieving their union as a couple here, I'd say; especially given the preceding bit about the war going on until they both grow old. You can see the parallelism between 沦亡 and 沦落, though must admit I'm a bit confused by why they're supposed to be at 天涯 - aren't they together in Shanghai at this point?

So it's something like, "she'd hoped the war would just keep going on, right on until she and Yanshi had both grown old; the territory lost by the country a price she would happily pay for keeping together two lost souls far from home." As I say, the 天涯 bit isn't too clear to me here and I've glossed a bit extra with the price she's happy to pay, but that's the sense.