The great thing about being always among people of noble manners was the inevitable elevation of one's own.

The great thing about being always among people of noble manners was the inevitable elevation of one's own.

总是和有高尚风度的人在一起，最大的好处就是自己的地位不可避免地提高了。

-- Geraldine Brooks 杰拉尔丁·布鲁克斯