They turned and stumped away up the marble staircase.

他们俩转身上了大理石台阶，跌跌撞撞地走开了。

Suddenly, she saw another hand lightly stroking the matching surface of the stump a few feet away.

突然，她看到另一只手在几英尺外轻轻抚摸着树桩的匹配表面。