No banishment, indeed, to the South Pole, or to the summit of Mont Blanc, can separate us so entirely from our fellow creatures as a prolonged sojourn in the seclusion of an inner vice.

• 的确，放逐到南极或布朗山峰顶，所造成的与同胞隔离，还远远比不上我们长期耽溺于内在邪恶的隐癖。