This was House of Commons gossip, as esoteric as theatre gossip, as continuously enthralling to them as theatre gossip was to actors.

• 这叫作众议院的流言蜚语,它同戏剧界的流言蜚语一样,对圈外人是高深莫测的,而对他们说来,也象戏剧界的流言蜚语对演员们一样,使人神往不止,乐此不倦。