They were taking them up now to give to the government, and a hatless pale man with a face like a building superintendent was watching the work and looking as if it was breaking his heart.

他们现在要把它们拿起来交给政府，一个没戴帽子、脸色苍白、脸色像建筑主管的男人正在看着这件作品，看起来他的心都快碎了。