At eight-thirty that evening he came out to meet his first guests, his coat carried rather ceremoniously, rather promisingly, in his hand, like a toreador's cape.

那天晚上八点三十分，他出来迎接他的第一批客人，他的外套相当隆重，相当有希望地拿在手里，就像斗牛士的斗篷。