She curtseyed to him (young ladies made curtseys in those days),with a pretty desire to convey to him that she felt how much older and wiser he was than she.

• 她向他行了个屈膝礼(那时年轻的妇女还行屈膝礼)，同时温婉可爱地表示，她认为他比她要年长许多。