A tawdry scarf of yellow silk, trimmed with tinsel and spangles, which had seen as hard service, and boasted as honorable a transmission.

• 一块花哨而俗气的黄色丝披巾,边上缀着金银线和亮闪闪的铂片,原来是用旧了作为一种恩赐赏下来的。