" Plain as a pikestaff to me, " said Miss Howard shortly.

“对我来说就像长矛一样单， ” 霍华德小姐短地说。

And looking back and applauding the splendid results of these different alliances, it all seems enviably simple, and plain as a pikestaff compared with our own predicament — for whom should we write?

回顾并赞这些不同联盟的辉煌成果，与我们自己的困境相比，这一切都单令人羡慕，平淡像一根长矛——我们应该为谁而写？