Safe in his enclosing study, with the lovingly filled and refilled pipe and the esoteric books, his fame would have centred round investigations of vagabonds in medieval Europe.

• 他本可以安然处身于浓烈的学习氛围中，兴趣盎然且不停地吸着自己可爱的烟斗，终日与深奥的书本为伴，而他也能因专注于对中世纪欧洲游民的研究而享誉美名。