But then no disgrace is attached in France to saying a thing neatly; whereas in England, to talk like a book is to give in one’s resignation to society.
在法国,把话说得漂亮并不丢脸;可在英国,说话像书本一样,简直等于向社交生活递交辞呈。
— Robert Louis Stevenson · An Inland Voyage · Origny Sainte-Benoîte: A By-Day —