My lady, watchful and quiet as the cold stars in the wintry sky, looked up at these casements with an earnest and scrutinising gaze.

• 那是座灰色石头的大厦，有长长的好几排窗子，好多窗子里点着暗淡的灯，向外露出微光，象是疲倦的守夜者苍白的眼睛正望着黑夜哩。