Thirty-six years of age, and apparently a man of vigorous, aggressive, and sound personality, he was, nevertheless, an essentially animal-man, pleasantly veneered by education and environment.

• 他已经三十六岁，而且分明是个有力量有作为的健全人格，但本质上毕竟是一个动物的人，只不过加上一层教育和环境的虚饰罢了。