I bought a dozen volumes on banking and credit and investment securities, and they stood on my shelf in red and gold like new money from the mint, promising to unfold the shining secrets that only Midas and Morgan and Maecenas knew.

• 我买了十几本关于金融、信贷和投资证券的书，这些红皮烫金的书籍排列在我的书架上如同造币厂新铸的钱币一般，即将提示出只有迈达斯、摩根、米赛纳斯才能知晓的闪光秘诀。