He considered the blessing of beauty as inferior only to the blessing of a baronetcy; and the Sir Walter Elliot, who united these gifts, was the constant object of his warmest respect and devotion.

他认为，拥有堂堂仪表的幸运仅次于从男爵的爵位，而沃尔特·艾略特爵士却居然两者兼而有之，当然就是他由衷崇敬和热爱的偶像了。