But the truth is, many of us spend a lot of time at one remove on cell phones and computers.

但事实上, 我们中的许多人会在手机和电脑上耗去更多时间。

He succeeded, accordingly, in holding an imperfect sort of intercourse, at one remove, with the departed personages in whose custody the so much valued secret had been carried beyond the precincts of earth.

因此，他成功地与已故的人物进行了一次不完美的交流， 在他们的监护下， 如此宝贵的秘密已经被带到了地球的范围之外。