John no one thwarted, much less punished ; though he twisted the necks of the pigeons, killed the little pea - chicks, set the dogs at the sheep, stripped the hothouse vines of their fruit, and broke the buds off the choicest plants in the conservatory : he called his mother old girl, too ; sometimes reviled her for her dark skin, similar to his own ; bluntly disregarded her wishes ; not unfrequently tore and spoiled her silk attire ; and he was still her own darling
至於約翰，沒有人同他頂撞，更不用說教訓他了，雖然他什麼壞事都干：捻斷鴿子的頭頸，弄死小孔雀，放狗去咬羊，採摘溫室中的葡萄，掐斷暖房上等花木的
嫩芽。有時還叫他母親「老
姑娘」 ，又因為她皮膚黝黑像他自己而破口大罵。他蠻橫地與母親作對，經常撕毀她的絲綢服裝，而他卻依然是「她的寶貝蛋」 。
No charm was wanting, no defect was perceptible ; the young girl had regular and delicate lineaments ; eyes shaped and coloured as we see them in lovely pictures, large, and dark, and full ; the long and shadowy eyelash which encircles a fine eye with so soft a fascination ; the pencilled brow which gives such clearness ; the white smooth forehead, which adds such repose to the livelier beauties of tint and ray ; the cheek oval, fresh, and smooth ; the lips, fresh too, ruddy, healthy, sweetly formed ; the even and gleaming teeth without flaw ; the small dimpled chin ; the ornament of rich, plenteous tresses - all advantages, in short, which, combined, realise the ideal of beauty, were fully hers
英格蘭溫和的氣候所能塑造的最可愛的面容，英格蘭濕潤的風和霧蒙蒙的天空所能催生，所能庇護的最純正的玫瑰色和百合色這種描繪，在眼前這個例子中證明是恰到好處的。不缺一絲嫵媚，不見任何缺陷。這位年輕姑娘面部勻稱嬌嫩，眼睛的形狀和顏色就跟我們在可愛的圖畫上看到的無異，又大又黑又圓，眼睫毛又長又濃，以一種柔和的魅力圍著一對美麗的眼睛。
