炉火旁的椅子
A guesthouse above the harbour, an argument about what counts as a quiet room, and a chair whose whole design is an answer to having no wood.
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Keep it on your phone →旅馆立在港口上方,门开在背风的一侧。在这些岛上,门就该开在那一侧。看店的是一只北罗纳德赛母羊,属于吃海藻的滩羊。波莉站在门厅里。“你们还有空房吗?”
有房。九月通常都有。波莉说:“我想要一间安静的房间,谢谢。”母羊过了一会儿才回答。后面的房间朝院子,前面的房间朝海水。风两边都找得到。住上两夜,你就听不见它了。
“可以帮我拿一下行李吗?”母羊把包提上楼,放在炉火旁的一把椅子边。椅架是浮木做的,因为这里不长树。椅背是燕麦秆,盘成一个兜帽。柯克沃尔一位名叫大卫·柯克内斯的细木工,在十九世纪中叶把这个样式定了下来。
“退房时间是几点?”波莉问。这里一切都由渡轮决定。然后她坐进椅子。草秆兜帽挡住了门口的穿堂风,而自下船以来,她第一次听见自己呼吸。
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