The dead season, which lasts from December to February, was commencing; and she now had periods of rest, hours spent on her feet with her eyes wandering all over the shop whilst waiting for customers.

从十二月持续到二月的死季开始了。现在她有了休息的时间，在等待顾客的时候，她的双脚会花费数小时的时间在商店里四处游荡。

They were now in the parcels office. The dead season had steeped the vast basement in a sort of torpor, in the pale light falling from the air-holes. It was cool as well, and a silence fell from the ceiling.

他们现在在包裹办公室。死气沉沉的季节让广阔的地下室陷入了一种麻木的状态，从气孔中射出苍白的光线。天气也很凉爽，天花板上一片寂静。