Very late in the evening he rose from his chair, pushed away the table, wheeled his desk over to the fire-place, took out a sheet of foolscap, and dipped a pen in the ink.

• 深黄昏时他从椅子上站起来，把餐桌推开，把写字台转到炉火边，拿出一张大型书写纸，把笔蘸到墨水里。