The air inside this sprawling mansion was heavy with the pungent fragrance of his skin dyes and smoke from the beeswax candles he used to sterilize his needles.

• 房子向四处延伸，却不成格局，房子里到处弥漫着他皮肤上色料发出来的刺鼻味，还有他消毒针头用的蜂蜡蜡烛冒出来的烟。