His voice was oddly pleasant to the ear, the well-modulated voice of a gentleman, resonant and overlaid with the flat slow drawl of the Charlestonian.

• 他那声音，她听来觉得分外愉快，是一个上等人的节奏抑扬的调子，响亮而带有查尔斯顿人的平稳、和缓、悠长的韵味。