Guy Mannering

The Novel or Romance of WAVERLEY made its way to the public slowly, of course, at first, but afterwards with such accumulating popularity as to encourage the author to a second attempt.

《威弗利》这部小说或浪漫故事起初当然进展缓慢，但随后却因累积的人气而鼓励作者进行了第二次尝试。

Let me only request that I may be informed of the exact minute of the birth; and I hope to be able to put you in possession of some particulars, which may influence, in an important manner, the future prospects of the child now about to come into this busy and changeful world.

请允许我在确切的出生时刻被告知；我希望能够向您提供一些细节，这些细节可能会以重要的方式影响这个即将来到这个繁忙多变世界的孩子的未来前景。