Neither was he so well acquainted with the habits of primitive races as to feel that an ideal combat for her, tomahawk in hand, so to speak, was necessary to the historical continuity of the marriage-tie.

他也不太了解原始种族的习惯， 以至于觉得为她举行一场理想的战斗， 可以说，手里拿着战斧， 对于婚姻关系的历史连续性是必要的。