Inside the top was a silk lining, rather odd in such a context and made more striking still by the pattern, which was pinkish-red cabbage roses fading into a smog of grease and dirt.

打开来里面顶上铺着一层丝绸衬里，跟箱子的功能结构很不相称，衬里的图案更是匪夷所思，居然是粉红色的蔷薇花，但油污渐渐增多，图案越来越黯淡，看不清楚。