He embodied a way of life that had come down through the age of knighthood and the English country squire.

他所体现的生活方式由骑士时代和英国乡绅时代传承而来。

'If I fall a prey to any man, it will not be to a country squire.

“如果我成为任何人的猎物， 那将不会成为乡绅。

A young man, dressed like an English country squire, came and stood at the door, and looked at me.

一个打扮得像英国乡绅的年轻人走过来站在门口， 看着我。

John practised for some time as a barrister, but had finally settled down to the more congenial life of a country squire.

约翰当过一段时间的出庭律师， 但最终安定下来， 过上了更惬意的乡绅生活。

It was the signal agreed upon, and the rider, who from his appearance might have been a country squire's bailiff, dismounted and threw the reins on the horse's neck.

这是商定的信号，从外表看可能是乡绅的法警的骑手下了马，将缰绳扔到马的脖子上。

'But perhaps, ' he added, with a sigh of regret, 'you will again fall a prey to some man, some uninteresting country squire or other, and be lost to the scientific world after all'.

“但也许，”他遗憾地叹了口气，“你会再次成为某个人的猎物，某个无趣的乡绅或其他人，最终会迷失在科学界。”