A quainter corner than the corner where the doctor lived , was not to be found in london .

比医生的住处更为独特的街角在伦敦是很难找到的。

If sending a letter seems quaint today , the notion of a postal service profitable enough that its workers would risk a strike seems quainter still .

如果说邮寄信件在今天显得跟不上时代，那要说邮政服务利润丰厚以致其雇员愿意冒险组织一场罢工就更不合时宜。