However, those eternal waiting lists have now passed into history.

然而，那些曾经看似永恒的购买排队名单现在已经成为了历史。

At the Legation, Motley ruled; the long Adams reign was forgotten; the rebellion had passed into history. In society no one cared to recall the years before the Prince of Wales. The smart set had come to their own.

在公使馆，莫特利统治着；亚当斯的长期统治被遗忘了；叛乱已经成为历史。在社会上，没有人愿意回忆威尔士亲王之前的岁月。聪明的人已经来了。