Given the tidbit of time at my disposal, I developed the habit of skimming the paper, which quickly came down to a surreptitious and almost superstitious ritual of checking out obituaries.

• 就是利用这一丁点儿的时间，我养成了浏览报纸的习惯，这很快就成了我鬼鬼祟祟，近乎迷信地查看讣告的老规矩。