They appeared meek and gentle, particularly the man of brotherhood, but there was a hardness of heart and that peculiar intolerance which is characteristic of the superior.

他们外表谦卑温和，尤其是那位笃信兄弟情谊的学者，然而内心却严苛并具有近乎古怪的不包容心，来显示他们优于常人的特质。