With a cordial handshake , the soldier left , and Shelton watched his courteous figure shepherding his wife away .

恳挚地拉拉手，军人告辞了。谢尔顿注视着他那彬彬有礼的姿态，也带领着他的太太走了。

Shelton was repelled by her proprietary tone , by her blowzy face , and by the scent of patchouli .

谢尔顿被她特有的语调、丑陋的面孔、薄荷的香味惹得厌恶起来。

Shelton holding his head , stared at the fire , which played and bubbled like his mother \'s face .

谢尔顿抬起头来，瞪眼望着壁炉，壁炉里的火焰就象他母亲的脸庞似的，在摇曳欢腾。

Shelton did not look , breathless , with wildly beating heart , he went on sorting out the flowers .

谢尔顿看也不看；他只屏住气，心脏剧烈地跳动着，仍然继续整理花卉。

The suave and reasonable weight of his dislikes and his approvals stirred Shelton up to feel ironical and insignificant .

他那平和的恰如其分的爱憎，激起了谢尔顿的感情，使他有玩世不恭和无足轻重的感觉。