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.
很多年过去了,才成为众议院的合伙人;但和赫伯特夫妇过得很幸福,过着俭的生活,还清了债务,并与比迪和乔保持着经常的通信往来。