It was a look so intelligent, yet inexplicable, so perverse, sometimes so malicious, but generally accompanied by a wild flow of spirits, that Hester could not help questioning, at such moments, whether Pearl was a human child.

那眼神如此聪明， 却又莫名其妙， 如此乖张，有时如此恶毒，但通常伴随着狂野的精神， 海丝特在这种时候忍不住怀疑珠儿是不是人类的孩子。