He anticipated this power much as his father, a reasonably well-to-do banker, might have anticipated long-term earnings from a particularly risky business venture.

他预测到他的力量，正如他的父亲，一个相当富有的银行家，能够预测到从一笔风险高的生意中,能获得多少长期利益一样。

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He maintains further the titles of nobility are of value only for the benefits they confer on those of lesser rank or they're not useful at all.

对于贵族头衔,他认为只有在依据头衔划分利益时,它才具有真实的价值,否则再高的头衔也是一无是处。

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