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这些愉快的谈话，现在他插话，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。