They were silent for a while and Will chewed his tobacco like a placid ruminant animal.

他们有好一阵没说话，威尔嚼着烟草，像只平静的反刍动物。

Still, such comparisons might mislead, for no man was more incapable of flashy make-believe than Mr. Casaubon: he was as genuine a character as any ruminant animal, and he had not actively assisted in creating any illusions about himself.

不过，这样的比较可能会误导人，因为没有人比卡苏朋先生更无法虚构虚伪：他是一个像任何反刍动物一样真实的人物，而且他没有积极帮助创造任何关于他自己的幻想。