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.

赫普兹巴情况完全不同。法官微笑似乎对她严厉作用，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.

马林森一直在阴郁着这些愉快谈话，现在他插话了，带着营房广场上那种刺耳尖酸刻薄。 “我们不会待太久，”他简短宣布。