Under her roof the old days seemed to come back again and people took heart and felt even more contemptuous of the tide of wild life and high living that was sweeping the Carpetbaggers and newly rich Republicans along.

• 在她家里，昔日的光景仿佛又重新出现，大家都兴致勃勃，以更加鄙视的眼光看着那些北方来的冒险家和那些共和党暴发户过奢侈淫逸的生活。