The house was encrusted with heavy thatchings, which dropped between the upper windows; the front, upon which the moonbeams directly played, had originally been white; but a huge pyracanth now darkened the greater portion.

屋顶上铺了厚厚的茅草，垂挂在高处两扇窗户中间；月光直射在房子正面墙上，那墙本来是白色的，但有很大一部分让一棵大红果常青棘给遮暗了。