His father, a charming man who could never say " no, " had so signally failed to say it on certain essential occasions that when he died he left an illegitimate family and a mortgaged estate.

他的父亲是一个很有魅力的人，永远不会说“不”，但在某些重要的场合却明显地没有说“不”，以至于他死后留下了一个私生子家庭和一笔抵押的财产。