'Well, well, ' said the beadle, evidently gratified with the compliment; 'perhaps I may be.

“好吧，好吧，”执事说，显然对这种恭维感到满意。 '也许我可能是。

I am afraid I have often smiled with hypocritical assent, and gratified them with an epigram on the fleeting nature of our illusions, which any one moderately acquainted with French literature can command at a moment's notice.

恐怕我经常虚伪地赞同地微笑， 并用一首关于我们的幻想转瞬即逝的警句来取悦他们， 任何对法国文学稍有了解的人都能立刻领会。

So Fred was gratified with nearly an hour's practice of " Ar hyd y nos, " " Ye banks and braes, " and other favorite airs from his " Instructor on the Flute;" a wheezy performance, into which he threw much ambition and an irrepressible hopefulness.

因此，弗雷德对将近一个小时的“Ar hy y nos”、“Ye banks and braes”以及他“长笛教练”中最喜欢的曲目进行了练习，感到很满意；气喘吁吁的表演，他投入了雄心壮志和无法抑制的希望。