Her recent graduation from a skinny piccaninny with brief skirts and stiffly wrapped braids into the dignity of a long calico dress and starched white turban was an intoxicating affair.
不久前她还是个皮包骨头的黑小妞，
着简单的
，
着呆板的发辫，如
俨然一派保姆的
，着印花布的连衣长，戴着浆洗得硬挺的雪白头巾。
