Where M. St. Hilaire is seen to most advantage, however, is when quietly nursing one of that weak-kneed congregation who sit in the middle of the House, and call themselves "Centrists." A French Centrist is—exceptis eoccipiendis—a man who has never been able to make up his mind, nor is likely to. ["Men of the Third Republic," London, 1873]
然而,聖·伊萊爾先生最擅長的是安靜地照顧那些坐在衆議院中間、自稱爲“中間派”的軟弱會衆之一。 除了佔用時間之外,法國的中間派是一個從未能夠下定決心,也不可能下定決心的人。 ["Men of the Third Republic," 倫敦,1873]