The room was whitewashed, as is the custom in prisons, but it looked quite brilliant to a prisoner, though a stove, a bed, a chair, and a table formed the whole of its sumptuous furniture.

• 房间的墙上照例刷着石灰，但在一个犯人看来，它已经够漂亮了，虽然它里面的全部家当只包括一只火炉、一张床、一把椅子和一张桌子。