" Plain as a pikestaff to me, " said Miss Howard shortly.

“说就像长矛样简单， ” 霍华德小姐简短地说。

And looking back and applauding the splendid results of these different alliances, it all seems enviably simple, and plain as a pikestaff compared with our own predicament — for whom should we write?

回顾并赞这些不同联盟的辉煌成果，与们自己的困境相比，这显得简单得令人羡慕，平淡得像根长矛——们应该为谁而写？