A keen observer might have been inclined to think—which was, indeed, partly the truth—that he had relinquished his proper station in life for want of interest in it.

眼光犀利的观察者或许会这样想——这的确也是部分实情——他是因为对自己的生活地位失去了兴趣，就把它放弃了。

Wrapped in the blanket which had hitherto formed his only covering, he might have been the child of a nobleman or a beggar; it would have been hard for the haughtiest stranger to have assigned him his proper station in society.

他裹着毯子，这是迄今为止他唯一的遮盖物，他可能是贵族或乞丐的孩子；即使是最傲慢的陌生人也很难给他分配适当的社会地位。