We work in darkness down to the mouth of the run, where the water hyacinths mass against the current, then paddle upstream with our catch in the moonlight.

我们在黑暗中一直工作到河口， 水葫芦逆流而上， 然后在月光下逆流而上。

Outside, the afternoon shadows were lengthening across the grass, and through the empty window-frame that faced her she saw the Mountain thrusting its dark mass against a sultry sunset.

外面，午后的影子在草地上拉长了，透过她面前空荡荡的窗框， 她看到山在闷热的夕阳下映衬着它漆黑的身躯。