The Baron's first inquiries were, as Jim had been led to suppose they would be, on the exterminating effects of lime upon slugs and snails in its different conditions of slaked and unslaked, ground and in the lump.
正如吉姆假设的那样,男爵的第一个调查是关于石灰在熟化和未熟化、磨碎和块状的不同条件下对鼻涕虫和蜗牛的杀灭效果。