Not a symptom of a draught disturbs the air; the sitters' backs are as warm as their faces, and songs and old tales are drawn from the occupants by the comfortable heat, like fruit from melon plants in a frame.
没有一丝风来扰乱空气;坐在椅子上的人,后背与脸上一样暖烘烘的,舒适的热气把他们的歌曲和故事引了出来,就如同暖房里的植物长出瓜果来一样。