But now that he had asserted his masculine prerogatives, and she had yielded, at least in part, he began to realise that she was no common girl, no toy of the passing hour.

• 可是现在，他已然行使过他的男性特权，她也至少已经有些儿屈服，他就开始认识她不是个寻常的女子，不是供暂时消遣的玩具了。