A hard white light inside a glass reflector shone down on the flat topped table on which were spread the things that had come from Lindsay Marriott's pockets, things now that seemed as dead and homeless as their owner.

玻璃反光镜内发出一道坚硬的白光，照在平顶的桌子上，桌上摆着林赛万豪口袋里的东西，这些东西现在看起来和它们的主人一样死气沉沉、无家可归。