The fictitious brick dwelling had given place to an imaginary granite one with a checker-board mansard roof; in time this one disappeared and gave place to a still grander home--and so on and so on.
虚构的砖房已经让位于想象中的花岗岩房, 房顶为棋盘式复折线屋顶;随着时间的推移, 这个房子消失了, 取而代之的是一个更宏伟的家——等等。