After dinner I go off by myself, open my engagement book, and think over all the interviews, discussions and meetings that have taken place since Monday morning.

晚饭后我独自离开， 打开我的订婚簿， 回想自周一早上以来进行的所有采访、讨论和会议。

" For years I have kept an engagement book showing all the appointments I have during the day, " Mr. Howell told me when I asked him to explain the reasons for his success.

“多年来，我一直保留着一本订婚簿，上面写着我白天的所有约会，”当我请豪厄尔先生解释他成功的原因时，他告诉我。