Some books also may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others; but that would be only in the less important arguments, and the meaner sort of books, else distilled books are like common distilled waters, flashy things.

有些书也可以请人代读，由他人摘录要点；但这只适用于不太重要的论题和较次的书，否则提炼过的书就像普通蒸馏水一样，淡而无味。