The woman seems perturbed, the maid puckish; perhaps she already knows the news.

女主看起来忐忑不安，女佣则有戏谑之意；也许她已经知道了这个消息。

And with her sharp, puckish look, she dared anyone to contradict her.

她犀利而恶作剧般的神色，不惧怕任何反对者。

Winston Churchill, Britain's former prime minister and the puckish hero of a new history, often chose to grin—and bare it.

温斯顿·丘吉尔， 英国前首， 史中的顽皮英雄，经常选择微笑——并且忍耐住。