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.

楔形的阳光从桌边滑过，无声地落在地毯。面林荫大的红绿灯砰砰作响，城际间的汽车轰轰烈烈地驶过，派的律师办公室里打字机发出单调的咔嗒声。