She got up without lighting the lamp, felt around in the armoire for an archaic revolver that no one had fired since the War of a Thousand Days, and located in the darkness not only the place where the door was but also the exact height of the lock.

• 她下了床，没有开灯，在衣橱里摸出一支打千日战争之后就再也没开过火的旧手枪，在黑暗中不仅弄清门的所在，而且还弄准了门锁的精确高度。