As a young child, he worked in the shop of his father, a soap and candlemaker, but this work did not appeal to a boy who loved to read and study.

• 小时候，本杰明在他父亲的肥皂和蜡烛制造店里工作，但这份工作对一个喜爱读书学习的男孩来说毫无乐趣可言。