The church had been decorated, with sparse flowers from kitchen gardens and hedgerows, and with streamers of colored crepe paper. Above the pulpit hung a battered Christmas bell, the accordion sort that collapses.

教堂装饰一新，菜园和篱笆上种着稀疏的花朵，还有彩色皱纹纸做的彩带。讲坛上方挂着一个破旧的圣诞铃铛，是那种会倒塌的手风琴。