though it is as a story-teller that the author is at his best, he aims at being more, and in those passages which least lend themselves to picturesque treatment he still reveals his good-humored vivacity and lightness of touch in happy phrases which keep the reader cheerful and keen to pursue.

대충 뜻은 알겠는데, 번역을 하려하니 깔끔하게 나오질 않는군요. 좋은 충고 부탁드립니다. (__)꾸벅