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我的接班人很难像我在壮年时，有那么好的教养、礼貌，或是那般杰

出和帅气。亲爱的男主人和女主人，千万别强求他做无法办到的事。但他

一定会尽全力做到最好，我相信他一定会。而他那些无可避免的缺陷，反
倒有助于人们常常想起我。

My successor can hardly be as well bred or as well mannered or
as distinguished and handsome as I was in my prime. My Master and
Mistress must not ask the impossible. But he will do his best, I am sure,

and even his inevitable defects will help by comparison to keep my

memory green.

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