Light falls constantly on the domestic: a gas stove in the kitchen fed with quarters, a dining-room table with a lace cloth on it, a ceramic swan reflected in an octagonal mirror.

作者的笔触不断落在家庭生活上：厨房里需要投入25美分硬币才能使用的煤气灶，餐厅里铺着蕾丝布料的餐桌，八角镜里映出的一只陶瓷天鹅。

The clergy appeared in the yard. Mother Simon climbed on a chair to reach the bull's-eye, and in this manner could see the altar. It was covered with a lace cloth and draped with green wreaths.

神职人员出现在院子里。西蒙妈妈爬上一把椅子，够到靶心，这样就可以看到祭坛了。它被一块花边布覆盖着，上面挂着绿色的花环。