In Numa's estimation man was a slow-witted, slow-footed creature which commanded no respect unless accompanied by the acrid odor which spelled to the monarch's sensitive nostrils the great noise and the blinding flash of an express rifle.

在 Numa 的估计中，人是一种机智迟钝、脚步迟缓的生物，除非伴随着刺鼻的气味，否则不会受到尊重，这种气味会使君主敏感的鼻孔拼写为巨大的噪音和快速步枪的炫目闪光。