This obligation included both entertainment and instruction, which are not, says Baym, at odds with one another in these books, nor is entertainment the sweet coating on a didactic pill.

贝姆说，这种义务既包括娱乐也包括指导，在这些书中两者并不矛盾，娱乐也不是披在说教药丸上的甜蜜外衣。