It was overpoweringly ridiculous, —we must honestly confess it, —the deportment of the maiden lady while setting her shop in order for the public eye.

这是非常荒谬的，我们必须诚实地承认，处女小姐在公众面前布置她的商店时的举止。

On the rumor of its conception this work was eagerly bid for among publishers, but as it proved after his death to be immoderately verbose and overpoweringly dull, it never obtained even a private printing.

关于这部作品的构思传闻，出版商竞相竞购，但在他死后，事实证明这部作品冗长乏味且乏味至极，甚至从未获得私人印刷。