Above this table was an oval barometer with a black border enlivened with gilt bands, on which the flies had so licentiously disported themselves that the gilding had become problematical.

桌子上方是一个椭圆形的气压计，黑色边框饰有镀金条带，苍蝇在其上肆意游荡，以至于镀金都成了问题。