The dining room was simply a widened section of the hallway with the alcove where the women of the house sat to sew, and a table for sixteen expected or unepected diners who would arrive every day on the noon train.

• 餐厅其实就是走廊上加宽了的一块地方，加上那个家里的妇女们坐着干针线活的亭子,放着个可供十六个人用餐的餐桌，随时恭候那些每天都会坐中午的火车前来的约好或不期而至的客人们。