" Plain as a pikestaff to me, " said Miss Howard shortly.

“对来说就像长矛一样简， ” 德小姐简短地说。

And looking back and applauding the splendid results of these different alliances, it all seems enviably simple, and plain as a pikestaff compared with our own predicament — for whom should we write?

回顾并赞这些不同联盟的辉煌成果，自己的困境相比，这一切都显得简得令人羡慕，平淡得像一根长矛——应该为谁而写？