Mr. Bain, at Bernald's approach, dissembled the Strand under a copy of the Hibbert Journal, but tendered his cigar-case with the remark that stocks were heavy again; and Bernald blissfully abandoned himself to this unexpected contact with reality.

贝恩先生在伯纳德走近时，在一份希伯特杂志下伪装了斯特兰德，但递交了他的雪茄盒，并说库存又很重；伯纳德幸福地沉浸在这种与现实意想不到的接触中。