" What a strange present on the part of the Bishop to a young seminarist, " he ventured to say as he turned over the leaves of the superb Tacitus, whose gilt edges seemed to horrify him.
“主教送给一位年轻的神学院学生的礼物真是太

,”他一边翻着精湛的塔西佗 (Tacitus) 的书页,一边大胆地说,那些书的镀金边缘似乎让他感到恐惧。