A favourite at the Old Bailey, and eke at the Sessions, Mr. Stryver had begun cautiously to hew away the lower staves of the ladder on which he mounted.

• 斯特莱佛先生在老贝勒和在法院里都颇为受宠。 此时他已开始小心却也大步地跨进他已登上的阶梯的下层。