前乔治亚州美国联邦参议员罗伯特·图姆斯(robert Toombs)现在是美国南部邦联的国务卿，他对戴维斯说：“向萨姆特堡开火，就将引发迄今以来世界上最大的一场内战，为此，我不能给你任何的建议。”

Former United States Senator Robert Toombs of Georgia was the Confederate secretary of state. He told Davis, "Firing upon that fort will begin a civil war greater than any the world has ever seen."

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从今以后，卿只听从朕的命令——只向朕一人复命。

Henceforth, you will take orders only from me — report only to me.

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格丽卿当然不能向别人要求赔偿损失。

There was nobody against whom Gretchen could press claims for compensation.

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