Mr. Hubbard was a florid, red-whiskered little man, whose admiration for art was considerably tempered by the inveterate impecuniosity of most of the artists who dealt with him. As a rule, he never left his shop.

哈伯德先生是一个红润的小个子，留着红胡子，他对艺术的崇拜被与他打交道的大多数艺术家根深蒂固的穷困所削弱。通常，他从不离开他的店。