Of an evening, officers of the African Service might peruse a new work of history or philosophy: an eerie precursor of the Nazi officers who relaxed to the sound of Beethoven after a day in the gas chambers.

• 到了晚上，军官们可能会品读一本历史或者哲学著作，就像在毒气室呆了一天的纳粹军官们，到了晚上其中一个怪诞的家伙可能会通过欣赏贝多芬交响曲来放松一下。