It had been one of his stunts in the past , to read racine in the real french grand manner , but he was rusty now , and a little self - conscious ; he really preferred the loudspeaker . but connie was sewing , sewing a little frock silk of primrose silk , cut out of one of her dresses , for mrs flint s baby . between coming home and dinner she had cut it out , and she sat in the soft quiescent rapture of herself sewing , while the noise of the reading went on 从前，他法式的抑扬婉转地念拉车的诗是他的拿手好戏，但是现在呢，他再也没有那种气派，而且有点局促了，其实，与其念书，她是宁愿听收音机，但是康却替弗林太大的婴孩缝着一件黄绸的小衣裳那衣料是她散步回一晚餐以前，从她的一件衣裳剪裁下来的，她静航海地坐着，在温柔地情绪中沉醉着，疑缝缀着，与此同时，他在继续在念着拉辛的诗。
And upon my going into will ' s i found their discourse was gone off from the death of the french king to that of monsieur boileau , racine , corneille , and several other poets , whom they regretted on this occasion , as persons who would have obliged the world with very noble elegies on the death of so great a prince , and so eminent a patron of learning 等我走进维尔咖啡店，我听到的议论已经从法国国王之死转到几位诗人了，就是波瓦罗先生、拉辛先生、高乃依先生和另外几位，人们遗憾他们早死了，认为否则他们会写出极好的挽诗来哀悼这位伟大的君王和提倡学术的恩主。
