She came to a group of small coloured children playing waywardly in a puddle at the mouth of a muddy alley; and at sight of her they gave over their pastime in order to stare.

她来到一条泥泞小巷口，一群有色人种的小孩子在水坑里任性地玩耍。一看到她，他们就放弃了消遣，专心凝视。