Even when he was nationally famous in the 1850s he resembled a clerk in a third-rate brokerage house, with slips of paper—marked-up proofs perhaps—hanging out of his pockets or stuck in his hat.

即使在19世纪50年代他是全国知名人物时，他也像个三流经纪行的职员，也许还会把一些可能是有标记证明的纸片挂在他的口袋外面或插在他帽子里。

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Instead, Jefferson's private secretary carried the written message to Capitol Hill, and it was read to the chamber by the clerk of the House.

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