For the most glutinously indefinite minds enclose some hard grains of habit; and a man has been seen lax about all his own interests except the retention of his snuff-box, concerning which he was watchful, suspicious, and greedy of clutch.

因为最粘糊糊的不确定的头脑包含一些顽固的习惯；人们看到一个人对自己的一切兴趣都漠不关心，除了保留他的鼻烟壶，他对它警惕、多疑，而且贪得无厌。