In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets—when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta—there lived a tailor in Gloucester.

在刀剑、假发和带花衣领的宽裙大衣的时代——当绅士们穿着荷叶边、帕杜大豆和塔夫绸镶金背心时——格洛斯特住着一位裁缝。