The other gentlemen speculated with equal rashness in all sorts of frail trifles, and wandered helplessly about afterward, burdened with wax flowers, painted fans, filigree portfolios, and other useful and appropriate purchases.

其他绅士们也同样轻率地买下了各式各样易损的小玩意儿，事后挟着这些蜡制的花、彩绘的扇子、金银丝细工装饰的画册以及其他适当有用的采购品，一筹莫展地走来走去。