There is a certain silence that can emanate from a lifeless object as from a chair lately used, or from a piano with old dust upon its keys, or from anything that has answered to the need of a man, for pleasure or for work.

• 有一种静默可以从没有生命的物体中散发出来，比如说从一把最近使用过的椅子，或者从一架琴键蒙尘的钢琴，甚至从任何一件曾满足人们需求的物品之中，无论是为了取乐还是为了工作。