In the very presence of the dead man, therefore, he laid a scheme that should free himself at the expense of Clifford, his rival, for whose character he had at once a contempt and a repugnance.

因此，当着死者的面，他制定了一个计划，以牺牲他的竞争对手克利福德为代价来释放自己，他对他的性格既蔑视又厌恶。