It was very dull and human; having given ear to it Anthony, whose mind was freshened by his week in New York, renewed his deep loathing for the military profession and all it connoted.

这是非常乏味和人性化的；安东尼在纽约度过了一周，精神焕发，听了之后，他再次对军人职业及其所有含义深恶痛绝。