Wholly untaught, with faculties quite torpid, they seemed to me hopelessly dull; and, at first sight, all dull alike: but I soon found I was mistaken.

他们完全没有受过教育，能力很迟钝，在我看来，他们似乎无可救药地沉闷；乍一看，全都乏味：但我很快发现我错了。