She had a turn for traffic, and a marked propensity for saving; shown not only in the vending of eggs and chickens, but also in driving hard bargains with the gardener about flower-roots, seeds, and slips of plants; that functionary having orders from Mrs. Reed to buy of his young lady all the products of her parterre she wished to sell: and Eliza would have sold the hair off her head if she could have made a handsome profit thereby.
Tenía marcada inclinación al ahorro, y no sólo `vendía huevos y pollos, sino que también entablaba activos tratos con el jardinero, quien, por orden de Mrs. Reed, compraba a su hija todos los productos que ésta cultivaba en un cuadro del jardín reservado para ella: semillas y retoños de plantas y flores.