Seine fade Stimme gurgelte wie Wasser im Rinnstein. Seine stechenden Augen funkelten durch die spiegelnden Brillengläser; während seine Hände in die Ärmelöffnung von Emmas Kleid fuhren, um ihren Arm zu betasten.
His insipid voice murmured like a running brook; a light shone in his eyes through the glimmering of his spectacles, and his hand was advancing up Emma's sleeve to press her arm. She felt against her cheek his panting breath.