So my first impression, that he was a person of some undefined consequence, had gradually faded and he had become simply the proprietor of an elaborate roadhouse next door.

因此我最初以一位相当重要的人物的印象，已经渐渐消失，只不过隔壁一家豪的郊外饭店的老板。

With more income to throw around, people started spending more on services movies and travel, mortgages to buy houses, insurance to protect those houses, the occasional decadent weekend at a luxury hotel.

人们开始把更多的钱花在务方面看电彩、旅游、抵押 贷款买房、房屋保险、偶尔到豪饭店度个奢侈的周末。