The sacristan himself had propped a ladder in the centre of the Deluge—which fills one of the nave spandrels—and was freeing a column from its wealth of scarlet calico.

教堂管理员自己在洪水中心支撑了一梯子——填满了一中殿拱肩——并且正在从猩红色印花布中解放出一根柱子。