Mr. Poyser was walking briskly this March morning, with a sense of spring business on his mind: he was going to cast the master's eye on the shoeing of a new cart-horse, carrying his spud as a useful companion by the way.

今年三月的早晨，波伊瑟先生步履轻快，心中有一种春天的感觉：他要让主人注意给一匹新拉车马钉蹄铁，顺便带着他的马铃薯作为有用的伙伴。