Marriage, like religion and erudition, nay, like authorship itself, was fated to become an outward requirement, and Edward Casaubon was bent on fulfilling unimpeachably all requirements.

婚姻，就像宗教和博学一样，不，就像作者身份本身一样，注定要成为一种外在的要求，而爱德华·卡苏朋一心要无可挑剔地满足所有要求。