He had seen a mad woman in Battle Square, but she had merely clutched a bundle of rags and rocked herself to and fro, keening like a gull.

• 他曾在战争广场看过到一个疯女人，但那个女人只是紧紧抱着一束碎布，来来回回摇晃着身子，哭泣声，象只鸣叫的海鸥。