Evidently he had overheard the whole conversation, for he grinned up at her as maliciously as a tomcat, and again his eyes went over her, in a gaze totally devoid of the deference she was accustomed to.

• 他显然已经偷听了刚才的全部谈话，只见他像一只大公猫，阴险地对她咧着嘴笑；同时他再一次将她上下扫了一眼，目光里丝毫没有她平时见惯了的那种尊重。