This was House of Commons gossip, as esoteric as theatre gossip, as continuously enthralling to them as theatregossip 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。