Mr. Delane lost few opportunities of embittering him, and he felt little or no hope of repaying these attentions; but the Trent Affair passed like a snowstorm, leaving the Legation, to its surprise, still in place.
德莱恩先生很少有机会激怒他,他觉得报答这些关心的希望很小,甚至没有希望;但是特伦特事件像一场暴风雪一样过去了,令其惊讶的是,使馆仍在原。