" " Why, Wednesday night I dreamt that you was sitting over there by the bed, and Sid was sitting by the woodbox, and Mary next to him." " Well, so we did.

” “为什么，星期三晚上我梦见你床，希德柴箱，玛丽。” “好吧，我们也。

The woodbox beside the stove was neatly piled with split wood. There were no dirty dishes in the sink, no foul-smelling pots on the stove. Bill Chess, lonely or not, kept his house in good order.

炉子木箱里整齐地堆着劈开木头。水槽里没有脏盘子，炉子上没有臭锅。无论孤独与否，比尔·切斯 (Bill Chess) 都把房子收拾得井井有条。