And if there were such a thing as taking averages of feeling, it would certainly be found that in the hunting and shooting seasons regret, self-reproach, and mortified pride weigh lighter on country gentlemen than in late spring and summer.

而如果真有这样一种感情的平均，那肯定会发现，在打猎和打猎的季节里，乡下绅士的悔恨、自责和自卑感比晚春夏更轻。