Lydgate had not expected to see so quaint a group: knowing simply that Mr. Farebrother was a bachelor, he had thought of being ushered into a snuggery where the chief furniture would probably be books and collections of natural objects.

Lydgate 没想到会看到这么古怪的一群人：他只知道 Farebrother 先生是个单身汉，他曾想过被带到一个舒适的地方，那里的主要家具可能是书籍和自然物品的收藏品。