He would have obtained powerful support against the mayor but the elections might supervene, and it was only too evident that the directorship of the workhouse was inconsistent with voting on the wrong side.

他本可强有力支持反对市长，但选举可能会随之而来，而且济贫院董事职位与投票给错误一是不一致，这一点再清楚不过了。

I am far from meaning that this is invariably the case, and I could give several exceptional cases of variations (taking the word in the largest sense) which have supervened at an earlier age in the child than in the parent.

我并不是说情况总是如此，我可举出几个例外案例（从最大意义上使用这个词）， 这些在孩子身上发生时间比在父母身上发生时间早。