A wedge of sunlight slipped over the edge of the desk and fell noiselessly to the carpet. Traffic lights bong-bonged outside on the boulevard, interurban cars pounded by, a typewriter clacked monotonously in the lawyer's office beyond the party wall.

一楔形的桌边滑过，无声落在毯上。外面林荫大上的红绿灯砰砰作响，城际间的汽车轰轰驶过，派对墙外的律师办公室里打字机发出单调的咔嗒声。