It was quite otherwise with Hepzibah; the Judge's smile seemed to operate on her acerbity of heart like sunshine upon vinegar, making it ten times sourer than ever.

赫普兹巴的情况完全不同。法官的微笑似乎对她严厉的心起作用，就像阳光照在醋上一样，使它比以往任何时候都酸十倍。

Mallinson, who had been somberly enduring these pleasantries, now interposed with something of the shrill acerbity of the barrack square. " Our stay won't be long, " he announced curtly.

马林森一直在阴郁地忍受着这些愉快的谈话，现在他插话了，带着营房广场上那种刺耳的尖酸刻薄。 “我们不会待太久，”他简短地宣布。