Thornton went on whittling.It was idle, he knew, to get between a fool and his folly;while two or three fools more or less would not alter the scheme of things.

• 桑德继续削着，他知道干涉傻瓜和他的愚蠢行为是毫无意义的，何况多两三个或者少三两个傻瓜也不会改变事物的进程。