At the Legation, Motley ruled; the long Adams reign was forgotten; the rebellion had passed into history. In society no one cared to recall the years before the Prince of Wales. The smart set had come to their own.

在公使馆，莫特利统治着；亚当斯的长期统治被遗忘了；叛乱已经成为历史。在社会上，没有人愿意回忆威尔士亲王之前的岁月。聪明的人已经来了。