Perversely he felt more free in his old gown, which he was more comfortable using to wipe dust from books or clean his pen nibs.

反之，他觉得穿着旧袍子更自由，用它来擦拭书上的灰尘或清洁笔尖更舒服。

Though Philip knew that he was at a disadvantage with his small nibs, he had an adventurous disposition and was willing to take the risk; besides, he was aware that Singer would not allow him to refuse.

菲利普虽然知道自己的小笔尖处于劣势，但他有冒险精神，愿意冒险；而且，他知道辛格不会允许他拒绝的。

Singer had given up his nibs too, but he had kept back a very large one, called a Jumbo, which was almost unconquerable, and he could not resist the opportunity of getting Philip's Js out of him.

Singer 也放弃了他的笔尖，但他保留了一个非常大的笔尖，称为 Jumbo，这几乎是不可战胜的，他无法抗拒将 Philip 的 Js 从他身上取出的机会。