But the most ordinary cause of a single life is liberty; especially in certain self-pleasing and humorous minds,which are so sensible of every restraint,as they will go near to think their girdles and garters to be bonds and shackles.

• 然而，独身生活底最普通的原因则是自由，尤其在某种自喜而且任性的人们方面为然，这些人对于各种的约束都很敏感，所以差不多连腰带袜带都觉得是锁链似的。