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.

一楔形从桌边滑过，无声落在毯上。外面林荫大上红绿灯砰砰作响，城际间汽车轰轰过，派对墙外律师办公室里打字机发出单调咔嗒声。