They knew that old Frank's devotion to the house and the grounds amounted almost to an obsession, and it amused them to see him limping across the garden, brandishing his stick and yelling croakily at them.

他们知道老弗兰克一心一意地护理宅子和庭园，几乎到了一种痴迷的程度，所以他们愿意看到他一瘸一拐地穿过园子，挥舞着拐杖，用沙哑的嗓子朝他们嚷嚷，每当这时，他们就觉得特别开心。