" Vanity, vanity, " he said. " At least, you are frank about it" . He opened his cigar case, extracted a black cigar and held it to his nose for a moment.

" 虚荣心，虚荣心，" 他说。" 至少，你在这一点上是坦白的。" 他打开他的烟盒，拈出一支黑雪茄放到鼻子前闻了闻，然后划亮一根火柴。

That not only kept the presidents onside and ensured he was kept in the loop, but it also made " the chubby little man with the fat black cigar" , as one newspaper described him, deeply popular across America.

这不仅让总统们保持警惕，确保他了解情况，而且还使一家报纸所描述的“那个胖乎乎的小个子，抽着肥大的黑雪茄”在美国广受欢迎。