Tante Sanna would bring in dishes of sweet, sweet, sticky candy, or a great bowl of grapes or peaces, and Great-aunt Stephina would converse gravely about happenings on the farm, and, more rarely, of the outer world.

• 桑娜阿姨每次都要端出几碟粘乎乎的南非糖果和一钵葡萄或桃子给我们吃，斯蒂菲娜老姑总是一本正经他说些农场里的事，偶尔也谈些外边世界发生的事。