We were allowed to take a little nosegay to meeting sometimes: a pink or two (pinks were pink then, not red, nor white, nor even double) and a sprig of camomile; and their blended perfume still seems to be a part of the June Sabbath mornings long passed away.英文原著 · 《A New England Girlhood》
Zoe was silent and _distraite,_ and did not even try to compete with her sparkling rival. But Lord Uxmoor's eyes often wandered from his sprightly companion to Zoe, and it was plain he longed for a word from her mouth.英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
"I am afraid she is a very naughty girl," said Zoe, faintly; and the first effect of Fanny's retreat was to make her a great deal more reserved and less sprightly.英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
As for Fanny, she had attracted wonderful attention in the garden, and was elated; her conscience did not prick her in the least, for such a trifle as _de'tournement des fonds;_ and public admiration did not improve her: she was sprightly and talkative as usual; but now she was also a trifle brazen, and pert all round.英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
There are several lessons that can be taken from this grisly tale of passion, but the one I draw is this: If you harbor split loyalties, and fail to take a side, your mind may become nothing more than the soil for mint sprigs.美剧 · 《Billions》