He largely withdrew from politics, preferring the life of a gentleman farmer overseeing some 70 slaves as they grew wheat and corn for him.

他基本上退出了政治，更喜欢做一个绅士农民，监督大约70名奴隶为他种植小麦和玉米。

As with many gentlemen farmers of the time, Spence supplemented his income by working

与当时许多绅士农民一样，斯宾塞通过打工来补充收入。

Then one afternoon my master rode into the country to see a friend——a gentleman farmer who knew about horses, and who looked very closely at me.

一天下午我的主人骑我下乡去看一个朋友——一个懂马的农场主，他仔细地看了看我。