Here on the outskirts absurd stucco palaces reared themselves in the cool sunset, poised for an instant in cool unreality, glided off far away, succeeded by the mazed confusion of the Harlem River.

在郊外，荒诞的灰泥宫殿在凉爽的夕阳中耸立，在凉爽的虚幻中停留片刻，滑向远方，随后是哈莱姆河的迷宫般的混乱。