The Duke of Shoreditch wanted to take precedence, and sit at the head of the table, holding that he outranked a minister who represented merely a nation and not a monarch; but I stood for my rights, and refused to yield.
肖尔迪奇公爵想占上风, 坐在桌子的首位, 认为自己的地位高于只代表一个国家不是君主的大臣; 我坚持自己的权利, 绝屈服。