Gloria had failed to realize that it was decreasing not only in amount but in purchasing power until the payment of Mr. Haight's retaining fee of fifteen thousand dollars made the fact suddenly and startlingly obvious.

直到支付海特先生的一万五千美元的保留费，格洛丽亚才意识到它不仅在数量上而且在购买力上都在下降，这一事实变得突然而惊人地显而易见。