An eye winked open in the smooth ivory sphere adorning one bottom stairpost, and a mouth appeared in the other, speaking in the familiar dry, waspish tones of Grandmama Teshla.

• 一只眼睛眨着从楼梯底部一只光滑的象牙球形装饰物上睁开，一张嘴在另一只上出现，是苔什拉奶奶严厉尖刻的语气。