Mr Wright is a centralist. For him London is the only possible source of political, economic and social health. And those who don't touch their forelocks at the mention of London, he despises.
赖特先生是个集权制拥护者, 在他看来, 伦敦是政治, 经济和社会兴旺的唯一发源地, 对那些在提及伦敦时不肃然起敬的人, 他很蔑视。
A tuft of hair, especially a forelock.
额前的一绺卷发一缕头发, 尤指额发
