He then succeeded to the earldom.

随后继承了伯。

He was offered an earldom but refused on the basis that he would outrank his 92-year-old father.

有人向授予伯，拒绝了，理是的地 92 岁的父亲。

He might have been, if James had been an Earl." " My dear Celia, " said the Dowager, " James's title is worth far more than any new earldom.

如果詹姆斯是伯的话，可能会是。“我亲爱的西莉亚，”太后说，“詹姆斯的头衔比任何新的伯都贵重。