There were three Etonian freshmen, mild, elegant, detached young men, who had all been to a dance in London the night before, and spoke of it as though it had been the funeral of a near but unloved kinsman.

伊顿公学的三名新生都是温和、优雅、超然的年轻人，他们前一天晚上都参加了伦敦的一场舞会，谈起那场舞会就好像这是一个近亲但不被爱的亲人的葬礼。