The only fly in the ointment of my peaceful days was Mrs. Cavendish's extraordinary, and, for my part, unaccountable preference for the society of Dr. Bauerstein.

在我平静的日子里，唯一美中不足的是卡文迪什夫人对鲍尔斯坦博士的社交有着非同寻常的、对我来说也是莫名其妙的偏爱。