Inquiries were made as to how it got there; I was obliged to confess, and in recompense for my cowardice and inhumanity was sent out of the house.

当然他追问他怎么到那儿去的，我不得不承认。就因为我的卑怯和狠心，我得了报应，被主人门。

Nevertheless, his barbarous cruelty and inhumanity with infinite wickedness do not permit him to be celebrated among the most excellent men. What he achieved cannot be attributed either to fortune or genius.

然而他的野蛮残忍和不人道，以及不可胜数的恶劣行为，不允许他跻身于大名鼎鼎的最卓越的人物之列。因此，我们就不能够把他不是依靠幸运或能力而得的成就归功于幸运或者才能。