He knew just where he was with Clifford. They were two alien dogs which would have liked to snarl at one another, But which smiled instead, perforce. But with the woman he was not quite so sure.

• 他分明知道他和克利福的关系如何。他们俩象是一对异种的狗,原应互相张牙舞爪的,而因情境所迫,便不得不挂着一副笑脸。但是和一个女人的关系如何,他却不太摸得着头脑了。