Many a year went round before I was a partner in the House; but I lived happily with Herbert and his wife, and lived frugally, and paid my debts, and maintained a constant correspondence with Biddy and Joe.
多年以后,
才成为这家商行的股东。可是
跟赫伯特夫妇在一起生活得很幸福,
生活得很俭朴,还清了债务,跟乔和毕蒂也一直保持通信联系。