From first to last, and in the face of smarting disillusions, we continue to expect good fortune, better health, and better conduct; and that so confidently, that we judge it needless to deserve them.

从始至终，即使幻想破灭令人痛楚，我们仍期待好运、更好的健康和更好的品行；而且信心十足，仿佛根本不必努力使自己配得上它们。