纳粹种族主义满地找牙。一个脏字没有,却每个字都savagelyelegant,不愧是托尔金。
原文:“Thankyouforyourletter.IregretthatIamnotclearastowhatyouintendby‘arisch’.IamnotofAryanextraction:thatisIndo-Iranian;asfarasIamawarenoneofmyancestorsspokeHindustani,Persian,Gypsy,oranyrelateddialects.ButifIamtounderstandthatyouareenquiringwhetherIamofJewishorigin,IcanonlyreplythatIregretthatIappeartohavenoancestorsofthatgiftedpeople.”