This retelling of the West's story scintillates with its focus on the unexpected and on the interstices between realms and eras rather than on history's big, solid bits.

西方故事的复述之所以精彩，是因为它关注的是意想到的事情以及同领域和时代之间的间隙，而是历史上重大而扎实的部分。

What struggle there was in him between Nature and Grace in this interval, I cannot tell: only singular gleams scintillated in his eyes, and strange shadows passed over his face.

在段时间里，他在自然和恩典之间发生了怎样的斗争，我说清：只有他烁着奇异的光芒，奇怪的阴影从他的脸上掠过。

A very long silence succeeded.  What struggle there was in him between Nature and Grace in this interval, I cannot tell: only singular gleams scintillated in his eyes, and strange shadows passed over his face.

长久的沉默之后，我无法说清他在段时间里，天性和恩典之间经历了怎样的斗争：只见他烁着奇异的光芒，脸上掠过怪异的阴影。