A red tablecloth was put on a table in the sitting room, and all sorts of objects were spread out: a needle and thread, a saucepan, a teapot, a paint-brush, an inkpot, a knife, a book of verses, a book of stories, a flexible fencing-foil, a piece of printed silk.

客厅的桌子上铺着红桌布，摊开各种物件：针线、平底锅、茶壶、画笔、墨水瓶、小刀、诗经、一本故事书，一张柔韧的花剑，一块印花丝绸。