艾斯特子爵，首位女众议员兰茜·艾斯特的丈夫，也多番在上议院提出动议，允许贵族夫人出席上议院，皆不成功。
Viscount Astor, the husband of Nancy Astor, the first woman MP, also introduced a series of motions in the Lords to allow Peeresses to sit in the House, all of which were unsuccessful.
宫廷生活中，他最大的收获不是某一位富有的贵族遗孀，而是他的公爵夫人—莎拉。
His most significant conquest at court was not a rich dowager but Sarah, who became his wife.
因此当一位贵族的车子在它面前的路上停下来的时候，当年轻的伯爵夫人说这根柔枝是世界上最美丽的东西、是春天最美丽的表现的时候，它一点也不感到惊奇。
She saidthat an apple-branch was a most lovely object, and an emblem of spring in its most charming aspect.
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