That act of kindness not only got me happier but also made the gentleman feel better about himself.
这一善举不仅让我更快乐,也使这位绅士自我感觉更好。
'I am afraid you cannot see her - she is an invalid,' replied the present representative of the spurious house; for this was Mr Alec, the only son of the lately deceased gentleman.
“我恐怕你不能见她——她是个病人,”这个冒牌人家现在的代表回答说;因为这个名叫阿历克先生的人,就是那位最近死了的绅士的独生儿子。
As a result he was known as the "Sunday gentleman" because he ventured out into polite society only on the Sabbath, when custom forbade the arrest of debtors.
结果是,由于只敢在按例禁止拘留债务人的安息日大胆进入上流社会,“周日绅士”成为其众所周知的绰号。
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