If one thing could stir his temper or excite his contempt more than another, it was to see a man be fooled by flattery, or elate with popularity.

• 如果说有什么最惹起他的脾气，最能激起他的轻蔑的事情，那就是看到一个人被当成傻瓜大捧特捧，或者因为声望而趾高气扬。