Like every other novelist of note, he had two classes of admirers — those who read him for the sake of that excellence which here and there he achieved, and the undistinguishing crowd which found in him a level entertainment.

和其他所有著名的小说家一样，他有两类崇拜者——一类是为了他时不时取得的卓越成就而阅读他的作品，另一类是在他身上发现一种平淡的娱乐的普通大众。