Her tongue was not less keen than her eye, and, whenever a damsel came within earshot, seemed to take up an unfinished lecture, as a barrel-organ takes up a tune, precisely at the point where it had left off.

她的舌头和她的眼睛一样敏锐，每当一个少女进入她的听力范围内时，她就好像在继续一场未完成的演讲，就像一架管风琴在它停止的地方重新演奏一首曲子一样。