Her friends repeated the pleasing phrase enthusiastically, and for several minutes she stood, like a jackdaw in the fable, enjoying her borrowed plumes, while the rest chattered like a party of magpies.

朋友们热忱地一再重复这令人高兴的词。她足足有好几分钟站着，像寓言里的小寒鸦，以它借来的羽毛而自鸣得意，而其余的人则像一群叽叽喳喳的喜鹊交谈着。