Substitutes are not acceptable to the mature mind, which desires the thing itself; and even to rehearse a triumphant dialogue with one’s enemy, although it is perhaps the most satisfactory piece of play still left within our reach, is not entirely satisfying, and is even apt to lead to a visit and an interview which may be the reverse of triumphant after all.

成熟的心灵想要事物本身，不肯接受替代品；即使在脑中演练与敌人的一场得意对话——这或许已是我们所能拥有的最畅快的游戏——也不能全然满足，甚至会促使我们登门面谈，结果却可能与胜利恰好相反。