That minister had always been my secret enemy, though he outwardly caressed me more than was usual to the moroseness of his nature.

• 我发觉他不时从一旁酸溜溜地看我，我不愿多理会，反而吃得比平常还要多，一来为了我亲爱的祖国，二来也想让朝廷惊叹一下。