Naturally then , it would prey on his mind as a born leader of men , which undoubtedly he was , and a commanding figure , a sixfooter or at any rate five feet ten or eleven in his stockinged feet , whereas messrs so - and - so who , though they weren t even a patch on the former man , ruled the roost after their redeeming features were very few and far between 毫无疑问，他天生是位领袖人材，回国的念头自自然然地会折磨着他。他仪表堂堂，身高六英尺脱了鞋起码也还有五英尺十或十一英寸。而某人以及某某人等208不但跟这样一位前任比起来有云泥之差，而在旁的方面又无可弥补，却飞扬跋扈。
Stephen seated himself noiselessly before the princely presence . framed around the walls images of vanished horses stood in homage , their meek heads poised in air : lord hastings repulse , the duke of westminster s shotover , the duke of beaufort s ceylon , prix de paris , 1866 . elfin riders sat them , watchful of a sign 斯蒂芬一声不响地在亲王那幅仪表堂堂的肖像前面坐下来，周围墙上的那些镜框里，毕恭毕敬地站着而今已消逝了的一匹匹马的形象，它们那温顺的头在空中昂着：黑斯廷斯勋爵的“挫败” ，威斯敏斯特公爵的“跨越” ，波弗特公爵的“锡兰” ，一八六六年获巴黎奖63 。
