It's a kind of dare demonstrating not just his indifference to the crowd but in fact his scorn for it.

叶芝这种胆量,不仅说明他对大众的漠然,其实还是对它的蔑视。

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So, I could ask any of you who have the courage to come forward and fight in my phalanx? Nobody?

所以,我斗胆请问,在座哪位有胆量上来,为我的方阵效力,没人吗

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