With tightly shut, parched lips, and dry, staring eyes, she sat at the window uneasily watching the passers-by along the street, and hurriedly looking round at any one who entered her room.

• 她瘪着干裂的嘴唇，睁开一对哭干眼泪的、滞然不动的眼睛，坐在窗口，焦急不安地注视街上的过往行人，慌张地回头望着向她房里走来的人。