He counted twelve persons seated round the green table cloth.

他数了一下， 围着绿色桌布坐了十二个人。

The whole secret lay in the reverse of the two pink backs where the pair of queens kissed the green cloth.

整个秘密就在这对王后亲吻绿布的两个粉色背影的反面。

He turned back to the table and tapped the green cloth in front of him to show that he was ready.

他转身回到桌子前，拍了拍面前的绿布，表示他已经准备好了。

Still, the green cloth is not long enough for all the players, and a certain kind of genius is required to play the game.

不过，绿布对所有玩家来说都不够长，玩游戏需要某种天才。