It need hardly be noted that Howland Wade had not been the pioneer in question: his had been the wiser part of swelling the chorus when it rose, and gradually drowning the other voices by his own insistent note.

几乎不需要指出的是，豪兰韦德并不是所讨论的先驱：他是在合唱开始时扩大合唱并逐渐用他坚持不懈的音调淹没其他声音的更明智的部分。