Anne started off irreproachable, arrayed in the stiff black-and-white sateen, which, while decent as regards length and certainly not open to the charge of skimpiness, contrived to emphasize every corner and angle of her thin figure.

安妮一开始就无懈可击，穿着硬挺的黑白棉缎，虽然长度合适，而且肯定不会受到轻薄的指责，但它设法强调了她苗条身材的每个角落和角度。

The degree of absentmindedness was beautifully graded, Walter noticed; any more would have laid him open to the charge of rudeness and so put him in the wrong, any less might not have been obvious enough to sting Tullis.

沃尔特注意到，心不在焉的程度分级得很漂亮。如果再多一点，他就会受到粗鲁无礼的指控，从而使他犯错，再少一点可能就不会明显到刺痛图利斯的地步。