Since I feared a new onset of obstinacy which my vanity might conceivably have borne but which would have assuredly proved too much for my purse,I gave my name,asked for the volume to be put aside and left by the stairs.

• 因为我怕我的自尊心会再一次激起我的倔脾气，而我身边又不宽裕，我请他们记下我的姓名，把书留在一边，就下了楼。