They were all tall and slender with small heads groomed like manikins' heads, and as they talked the heads waved gracefully about above their dark tailored suits, rather like long-stemmed flowers and rather like cobras' hoods.

梳得像人体模型的脑袋， 说话时，脑袋在剪裁考究的深色西装上方优雅地摆动着， 有点像长茎的花朵， 也有点像眼镜蛇的兜帽。