At the time when I was literally starving in London, when it seemed impossible that I should ever gain a living by my pen, how many days have I spent at the British Museum, reading as disinterestedly as if I had been without a care!

当我在伦敦几乎快要饿死的时候，当我似乎不可能靠笔谋生的时候，我在大英博物馆度过了多少天，无私地阅读，就像我无所事事一样！