The formal monotonous ticking of the Louis Quatorze clock annoyed him. Once or twice he thought of going away.
Louis Quatorze 时钟正式单调的滴答声让他恼火。有一两次他想离开。
英语百科
Louis XIV of France 路易十四
(重定向自Louis Quatorze)
Louis XIV (5 September 1638–1 September 1715), known as Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or the Sun King (le Roi-Soleil), was a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1643 until his death. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any monarch of a major country in European history. In this age of absolutism in Europe, Louis XIV's France was a leader in the growing centralization of power.