They were at fault too, and off the scent. Although they had been so quiet since the first outbreak of the matter, that most people really did suppose it to have been abandoned as hopeless, nothing new occurred.

他们也有错，而且没有察觉到。虽然自从这件事第一次爆发以来他们一直很安静，以至于大多数人真的认为它已经无望而放弃了，但没有发生任何新的事情。

The best of judges were at fault sometimes—Gotobed might turn out to be that lean and harmless-looking individual in the front row—but he would be surprised if Gotobed were any but that unctuous creature with the loose lower lip.

最好的评委有时也会犯错——Gotobed 可能会成为前排那个瘦弱、看起来无害的人——但如果 Gotobed 不是那个下嘴唇松弛的油腻的人，他会感到惊讶。