玛丽丝是一位五十多岁的健壮女人，白色的卷发像香草糖霜一样紧贴在头皮上。她戴着无框眼镜，穿着自制的红格子格子连衣裙，脚穿低帮耐克鞋。她鼻子短，脸色苍白，有一张粉红色的小嘴，习惯性地撅起嘴思考或表示不满。
(Marlys was a sturdy woman in her fifties, white curls clinging to her scalp like vanilla frosting. She wore rimless glasses, a homemade red-checked gingham dress, and low-topped Nikes. Short-nosed and pale, she had a small pink mouth that habitually pursed in thought, or disapproval.)