Tallis waited in the deserted cafe terrace beside the entrance, scraping with a burnt-out match at the gull droppings that had fallen through the tattered awning on to the green metal tables.

• 塔利斯在人口处旁的一家空荡荡的咖啡馆露台里等候着，用一根熄灭了的火柴棍削刮着穿过破凉篷而掉落在绿色金属桌子上的一滴滴鸥粪。