现在，便秘是另一回事...整个世界都知道这种性质的麻烦是可怕的。她为患有便秘的人感到非常遗憾，她知道有很多人这样做。他们可能有足够的政党 - 也许有政府的机会 - 但是这样的政党当执政该怎么办？她想，没什么。它将尝试通过立法，但会失败。 {P，195}
(Now constipation was quite a different matter...It would be dreadful for the whole world to know about troubles of that nature. She felt terribly sorry for people who suffered from constipation, and she knew that there were many who did. There were probably enough of them for a political party - with a chance of government perhaps - but what would such a party do if it was in power? Nothing, she imagined. It would try to pass legislation, but would fail. {p, 195})