And Billy! We had nearly forgotten Billy. He was cast for Son, and he waited patiently for his cue. He carried his "plug" in his hand, and felt serene. He admired his father's striking air and pose. After all, it was a great deal to be a son of a man who could so gallantly hold the position of a cynosure for three generations.英文原著 · 《Roads of Destiny》
They were the cynosure of the entire room as they went up the carpeted steps of the dais and knelt before the king.英文原著 · 《The Land of the Changing Sun》
Sluss was interested at once, but circumspect and careful. He was now mayor of a great city, the cynosure of all eyes. It seemed to him he remembered having already met Mrs. Brandon, as the lady styled herself, and she reminded him where. It had been two years before in the grill of the Richelieu. He immediately recalled details of the interesting occasion. "Ah, yes, and since then, as I understand it, you married and your husband died. Most unfortunate."
Mr.英文原著 · 《The Titan》