Mr. Dudley compares hugger-mugger to an egg that hatches a " cockatrice." A " cockatrice, " Joan Bines says, was an evil, mythical creature that could kill a person just by looking at her.
达德利先生将拥抱抢劫者比作孵出“蛇”的蛋。 Joan Bines ，“蛇”是种邪恶的神话生物，只要看着她就能死个人。
`You're right there! ' I said; `explain your son's character. Show his resemblance to yourself; and then, I hope, Miss Cathy will think twice before she takes the cockatrice! '
洞上
，
再将你
。“我
只
蛇
！" 我
他和你本人的相像处，那么，我想，凯蒂小姐在她接受这
