Chapter I : Why I should not undertake this trip.
篇章
Stevens, an aging Mr Farraday's butler, at Lord Darlington, has embarked on a six-day motoring trip through the West Country. But his holiday is disturbed by the memories of his past service to the late Lord Darlington.
Mr Farraday's generous offer to 'foot the bill for the gas'. The valet failed to respond to Mr Farraday's persistent banter. Meanwhile, Miss Kenton invited him to West Country. Considering all of those aspects, the valet would undertake his motoring trip to the West Country.
Pieces
our servants' hall would often witness a gathering of some of the finest professionals in England talking late into the night by the warmth of the fire
now,....who prefers to pass the evening not by the fire of the servants' hall, but drinking at the Ploughman's Arms - or indeed, as seems increasingly likely nowadays, at the Star Inn
自己对壁炉有一种特殊情感，常希望以后自己家也有。Jane Eyre 中壁炉前慵懒恶意的姑母，壁炉之火却寒却Jane幼小心灵；Pride and prejudice 中，壁炉前Darlsy 和Elizabeth两人别后意外相遇，伊丽莎白用琴声打动达西，壁炉之火跳跃着爱情的美妙；Born a Crime 中Trevor 祖母，当年老力衰时长坐壁炉旁，炉火之光相伴人生终途的温暖，燃尽最后岁月；Lord Dailington 中壁炉旁英国业内人士彻夜交谈，擦出思想的火花，享与子同袍之乐。壁炉之火，数代延绵，思想智慧，亦有故事记忆。
常想，冬夜，一书，一椅，一壁炉，相伴。炉火闪烁着惬意、自由、智慧。
We were all essentially cut from the same cloth, so to speak.
与子同袍？欠妥？
