Methodical, Mark was. For twenty-two years he had been greeted respectfully along the way by men and women who had grown old with him.

• 他办事很有办法。22年来，走在街上，遇到的无论是镇上和他一样慢慢变老的男人还是女人，都会有人十分恭敬地同他打招呼。