He continued to send for me punctually the moment the clock struck seven; though when I appeared before him now, he had no such honeyed terms as "love" and "darling" on his lips: the best words at my service were "provoking puppet," "malicious elf," "sprite," "changeling," &c.
Egli continuava a farmi chiamare appena l'orologio suonava le sette e appena comparivo non mi chiamava il suo "amore", la sua "cara," anzi mi trattava da "bambola provocante," da "fata maliziosa," spirito mobile.