Liza-Lu then went to bed, and Tess, locking them all in, started on her way up the dark and crooked lane or street not made for hasty progress; a street laid out before inches of land had value, and when one-handed clocks sufficiently subdivided the day.

• 她本来可以在那儿玩得更久一些，但是心里又想起了父亲古怪的样子和神态，着急起来，不知道父亲怎么样了，于是她就离开舞伴，掉转脚步朝村头她家的小屋走去。