Miss Matty's eyes filled with tears, and she could not speak, either to express surprise or delight, when Martha returned bearing it aloft, made in the most wonderful representation of a lion couchant that ever was moulded.

马蒂小姐热泪盈眶，激动得说不出话来，法表达惊讶，也法表达喜悦，这时地端着布丁回来了，形状是一只卧着的狮子，是有史以来最栩栩如生的布丁。