A waistcoat of broadcloth or of fustian is alike to an aching heart, and we laugh no merrier on velvet cushions than we did on wooden chairs.
对一颗疼痛的心而言,精纺呢还是粗斜纹布的背心并无分别;坐在天鹅绒垫上,我们也不会比坐在木椅上笑得更快乐。
— Jerome K. Jerome · The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow · On Furnished Apartments —