She could not help being interested, however, and even amused, at the readiness with which her new inmate adapted herself to the circumstances, and brought the house, moreover, and all its rusty old appliances, into a suitableness for her purposes.

然而，她忍不住对她的新囚犯适应环境的准备感到感兴趣，甚至感到好笑，而且使房子和所有生锈的旧设备都适合她的目的。