He dresses decently, yet he seldom has a guinea at command.
他衣着体面,然而他很少有一块钱可供花用。
He has not body enough to cover his mind decently; his intellect is improperly exposed.
他没有足够的肉体来大大方方地遮掩其精神; 他的才智突出得不像样子。
The only way a woman can provide for herself decently is to be good to some man that can afford to be good to her.
女人为自己(老后)的体面作准备的唯一办法,是好好儿地对待一个有充分能力体贴她的男人。