His instinct gives the highest honours to an ethic of self-effacement; he is prompted to embrace it by everything: his prudence, his experience, his vanity.

他的本能给予自我抹杀的道德最高荣誉； 一切都促使他拥抱它：他的审慎、他的经验、他的虚荣心。

" Very, my noble lord, " replied Jim, who, in his uncertainty on the proper method of address, wisely concluded that it was better to err by giving too much honour than by giving too little.

吉姆回答说， 他不确定如何称呼他， 他明智地得出结论， 给予太多荣誉总比给予太少好。