She was got up smart, as she phrased it, and she reminded him of some brilliant flower that has no leaves of its own, but blooms abruptly out of a world of green.

用她的话来说，她是个聪明人，她让他想起一朵灿烂的花朵，它没有自己的叶子，却突然从绿色的世界中绽放。