Against the wall were ranged, in regular array, a long row of elm boards cut in the same shape: looking in the dim light, like high-shouldered ghosts with their hands in their breeches pockets.

靠墙整齐地排列着一长排榆木板，剪成同样的形状：在昏暗的灯光下看，像双手插在裤兜里的高肩鬼。