It was an extraordinary time. The steam engine and the railways were carrying the British headlong towards a supposed paradise of scientific invention and rapid industrial development. Wise men would soon find the answers to all mysteries, and people were working indefatigably to make all kinds of impossible dreams come true.
這是一個沸騰的時代，蒸汽機與火車載著英國人奔向一個科學發明日新月異，工業發展瞬息萬變的奇幻天堂；所有神秘的天機總有聰明人能找到解答，一切不可能的夢想也有不懈者去圓滿實現。