You could talk to it; in time it would answer you; in time it would not answer you unless it chose, but would secrete, within the compass of its body, thoughts and wonderful passions of its own.

你可以跟它说话；及时它会回答你；除非它选择，否则它不会及时回答你，而是会在它的身体范围内分泌它自己的思想和美妙的激情。