The roads, the village beyond, and the still more distant fringe of trees, grew more and more vague. The lake in our grounds looked up into the sky with a dull lustre, like a blind man's eye.

道路、远处的村庄，以及更远的树木边缘，变得越来越模糊。我们院子里的湖水像盲人的眼睛一样，泛着暗淡的光泽，仰望着天空。