But there was a brisk and restless vitality about the young Irishman, fresh from a country where winds blew wet and chill, where misty swamps held no fevers, that set him apart from these indolent gentlefolk of semi-tropical weather and malarial marshes.

• 然而，这个年轻的爱尔兰人身上有一种活跃蓬勃的生命力，新近来自一个国家，那儿的风潮湿而冰冷，那儿雾气腾腾的沼泽不会带来伤寒，这一切使他区别于这些亚热带气候下懒洋洋的上流人士和虐疾流行的沼泽地带。