My skill, greater in this one point than theirs, surprised and charmed them. Mary would sit and watch me by the hour together: then she would take lessons; and a docile, intelligent, assiduous pupil she made.
我的技巧在一点上比他们高明,让他们感到惊讶和着迷。玛丽会按小时坐在一起看我:然后她会上课;她培养了一个温顺、聪明、勤奋的学生。