Of Human Bondage 人性的枷锁 Chapter 60

They dined in Soho. Philip was tremulous with joy. It was not one of the more crowded of those cheap restaurants where the respectable and needy ¹ dine in the belief that it is bohemian and the assurance that it is economical. It was a humble ² establishment, kept by a good man from Rouen and his wife, that Philip had discovered by accident. He had been attracted by the Gallic look of the window, in which was generally an uncooked steak on one plate and on each side two dishes of raw vegetables. There was one seedy French waiter, who was attempting to learn English in a house where he never heard anything but French; and the customers were a few ladies of easy virtue ³, a menage or two, who had their own napkins reserved for them, and a few queer men who came in for hurried, scanty ⁴ meals., ,Here Mildred and Philip were able to get a table to themselves. Philip sent the waiter for a bottle of Burgundy from the neighbouring tavern ⁵, and they had a potage aux herbes, a steak from the window aux pommes, and an omelette au kirsch. There was really an air of romance in the meal and in the place. Mildred, at first a little reserved in her appreciation—'I never quite trust these foreign places, you never know what there is in these messed up dishes'—was insensibly moved by it., ,'I like this place, Philip,' she said. 'You feel you can put your elbows on the table, don't you?', , ,'He looks like an anarchist,' said Mildred., ,'He is, one of the most dangerous in Europe. He's been in every prison on the Continent and has assassinated ⁷ more persons than any gentleman unhung. He always goes about with a bomb in his pocket, and of course it makes conversation a little difficult because if you don't agree with him he lays it on the table in a marked manner.', ,They awarded scholarships to needy students.他们给贫苦学生颁发奖学金。,In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜 。