There was chanting in the distance, a shaking of bells, a furious drumming in the distance, and in the infernal no-light of the New Year dusk, I could make out almost nothing but orange blazes, far off, by the river.

远处有吟诵的声音，有钟声的震动，有激烈的鼓声，在新年的黄昏中，我几乎什么也看不清，只能辨别出远处河边的橙色火焰。