I had not long to wait, for, as if ordered so for my special accommodation, the mighty downrush of comets with their whirling drapery swung westward and remained aslant for nearly half an hour.

我没等多久，因为好像是为了我的特殊住所而下令如此，彗星的强大下冲带着它们旋转的帷幕向西摆动，并保持倾斜将近半小时。