The crimson curtain hung before the arch: slight as was the separation this drapery formed from the party in the adjoining saloon, they spoke in so low a key that nothing of their conversation could be distinguished beyond a soothing murmur.
深红色的窗帘挂在拱门前:尽管这幅窗帘与隔壁沙龙中的聚会形成的分隔很小,但他们说话的声音如此之小,以至于除了舒缓的低语之外,他们的谈话什么都听不清。