It was four years before the gray of the last room was decently covered with white, money for paint being scarce, and time so filled with other work that an hour with the brush was a stolen pleasure.
四年后,最后一个房间的灰色才被白色体面地覆盖,油漆的钱很少,而且时间被其他工作占据,以至于用刷子刷一个小时是一种偷来的乐趣。