| 3. | So very great is the improvement time has brought about in such habits , that a moderate statement of the quantity of wine and punch which one man would swallow in the course of a night , without any detriment to his reputation as a perfect gentleman , would seem , in these days , a ridiculous exaggeration
不过时光已大大地改良了这类风气。在目前，若是朴实地陈述那时一个人一个晚上所能喝下的葡萄酒和混合酒的分量，而且说那丝毫无碍于他正人君子的名声，现在的人是会看作一种荒唐可笑的夸张的。 |
