Mr. Casaubon apparently did not care about building cottages, and diverted the talk to the extremely narrow accommodation which was to be had in the dwellings of the ancient Egyptians, as if to check a too high standard.

Casaubon 先生显然不关心建造小屋，而是把话题转移到古埃及人的住宅中必须拥有的极其狭窄的住所，似乎是在检查一个过高的标准。