Through the tumult she heard but one clear note, the voice of Alida Stair, speaking on the lawn at Pangbourne.

在一片喧嚣中， 她只听到一个清晰的音符， 那是阿莉达·斯泰尔在庞伯恩的草坪上说话的声音。

The words had been spoken by their friend Alida Stair, as they sat at tea on her lawn at Pangbourne, in reference to the very house of which the library in question was the central, the pivotal " feature" .

这些话是他们的朋友阿丽达·斯泰尔 (Alida Stair) 说的，当时他们坐在庞伯恩 (Pangbourne) 她的草坪上喝茶时说的，指的是这座房子，图书馆是中心，也是关键的“特色”。