The old woman sighed again and drew a long thread from the ball.

老妇人又叹了口气，从球上抽出一根长线。

Having them there together made me feel as if a threaded darning needle was quietly drawing the different parts of my life together.

把它们放在一起让我觉得好像一根带螺纹的织补针正在悄悄地将我生活的不同部分联系在一起。