On the left were two other beds, one occupied by Mama Huang, an elderly servant whose hair was streaked with grey, the other by the sixteen-yearold bondmaid, Ming-feng. The girl was sitting up, gazing dully at the lamp wick.

• 在左边也有一张同样的木板床，上面睡看头发花白的老黄妈； 还有一张较小的床，十六岁的婢女鸣凤坐在床沿上，痴痴地望着灯花。