Perhaps this staunchness was because Knight ever treated him as a mere disciple—even to snubbing him sometimes; and had at last, though unwittingly, inflicted upon him the greatest snub of all, that of taking away his sweetheart.

也许这种坚定是因为奈特一直把他当作一个纯粹的弟子——甚至有时冷落他；最后，尽管不知不觉，他受到了最大的冷落，那就是带走他的爱人。