He paid, if anything, more attention to his old friend than usual, and yet in no way held him up to that subtle ridicule which a lover in favour may so secretly practise before the mistress of his heart.

• 如果说他有什么不同，那就是他对他的老朋友比以前更关心了。 他不像通常得宠的情人那样，拿自己的情敌在心上人面前开胃醒脾地打趣。