If sages were ever wise in their own behoof, I might have foreseen all this.
如果圣人在他们自己行为上是明智
,我可能会预见到
一切。
For honesty, truth-telling fairness, was Mary's reigning virtue: she neither tried to create illusions, nor indulged in them for her own behoof, and when she was in a good mood she had humor enough in her to laugh at herself.
诚实,讲真话公平,是玛丽最主要
美德:她既不试图制造幻想,也不为自己
利益沉迷于幻想,当她心情好
时候,她有足够
幽默感来嘲笑自己。