It was so emphatically a fallen sport—a something, once innocent, delivered over to all devilry—a healthy pastime changed into a means of angering the blood, bewildering the senses, and steeling the heart.
它是如此明显地是一项堕落的运动——一项曾经无辜的东西,变成了所有邪恶的东西——一种健康的消遣变成了一种激怒血液、迷惑感官和坚强心灵的手段。