A scrawny buttermilk-faced young besom, allus askin' questions an' pokin' tha' nose where it wasna, wanted.

个骨瘦如柴白脱牛奶脸年轻扫帚，总是在问问题，并在它要地方戳鼻子。

The besom of reform hath swept him out of office, and a worthier successor wears his dignity and pockets his emoluments.

改革风潮已将他赶下台，位更有价任者承了他尊严，并获得了他酬劳。