He passed between black onyx columns rising to support ceilings burnished with silver and gold and his aging legs carried him past tables carved from cyprus and ivory.

• 他从黑色的缟玛瑙圆柱之间穿过，这些圆柱支撑著带有金银光泽的天花板；他拖著老迈的步伐，走过用柏树和象牙雕刻而成的桌子。