Above her bed you could see a portrait taken of her five years before, upright in a black dress that was held together at the neck by a medallion, not a wrinkle on her face.

• 她床前的墙上挂着她五年前的一张画像，画中人脊梁挺得笔直，穿件黑色裙装，领口用一枚大奖章扣在一起，脸上一丝皱纹都没有。