A cloud hid the moon, and the brightness of the flames was accentuated in the ensuing darkness.The crimson glow now covered half the sky, reddening the stone flag= gings and the tiles on the roofs.

• 月亮进入了云里，天色阴暗，更显出火势在扩大，红光竟然布满了小半个天空，地上的石板和屋上的瓦都映红了。