I went out to the kitchen and spread a paper napkin on a green metal tray. It looked as cheesy as a celluloid collar. I crumpled it up and got out one of those fringed things that come in sets with little triangular napkins.

我走到厨房，在一个绿色金属托盘上铺了一张餐巾纸。它看起来像赛璐珞领子一样俗气。我把它揉成一团，拿出一件带有小三角形餐巾纸的流苏套装。