As they rode, the darkness lifted and thinned outside and Baby's nerves, scarcely awake, cringed faintly at the unstable balance between night and day.

当他们骑马时，外面的黑暗逐渐升起并变薄，贝比的神经几乎没有清醒，在白天和黑夜之间不稳定的平衡下微微畏缩。