One revelation after another showed officers, high and low, possessed with the spirit of peculation.

一个又一个的爆料表明，官员们无论高低，都有贪财的心理。

I find it impossible not to expect some depth of soul behind a deep grey eye with a long dark eyelash, in spite of an experience which has shown me that they may go along with deceit, peculation, and stupidity.

我发现不可能不期待深灰色的眼睛和长长的黑睫毛背后的灵魂深处，尽管我的经验告诉我他们可能会伴随着欺骗、投机和愚蠢。