Hidden from mankind, —forgotten by himself, or buried so deeply under a sculptured and ornamented pile of ostentatious deeds that his daily life could take no note of it, —there may have lurked some evil and unsightly thing.

隐藏在人类之外——被他自己遗忘，或者深深地埋在一堆雕刻和装饰的浮夸行为之下，以至于他的日常生活无法注意到它——可能潜伏着一些邪恶和难看的东西。