And as to the chaplaincy, he did not pretend that he cared for it, except for the sake of the forty pounds.

至于牧师的职位，除了那四十英镑，他并没有假装关心。

Some weeks passed after this conversation before the question of the chaplaincy gathered any practical import for Lydgate, and without telling himself the reason, he deferred the predetermination on which side he should give his vote.

这次谈话后几周过去了，牧师的问题对利德盖特产生了任何实意义，并且没有告诉自己原因，他推迟了他应该投票给哪一方的定。

Thus it happened that on this occasion Bulstrode became identified with Lydgate, and Lydgate with Tyke; and owing to this variety of interchangeable names for the chaplaincy question, diverse minds were enabled to form the same judgment concerning it.

因此，这一次，布尔斯特罗德变成了利德盖特，而利德盖特变成了泰克。由于牧师问题有多种可互换的名称，因此不同的思想能够对它形成相同的判断。

With this feeling uppermost, he continued to waive the question of the chaplaincy, and to persuade himself that it was not only no proper business of his, but likely enough never to vex him with a demand for his vote.

带着这种感觉，他继续放弃牧师职位的问题，并说服自己这不仅不关他的事，而且很可能永远不会因为要求他投票而惹恼他。