In summer, at twilight, one saw, here and there, a few old women seated at the foot of the elm, on benches mouldy with rain.These good old women were fond of begging.

• 夏季，将近黄昏时，这里那里，有些老婆子，带着被雨水浸到发霉的凳子，坐在榆树下向人乞讨。