From the hall the clock calling out the quarter hour, then a moment of stillness - time stalling - before, faintly, the clock in her study responded.
From the hall the clock calling out the quarter hour, then a moment of stillness - time stalling - before, faintly, the clock in her study responded.
走廊里的钟响起了刻钟报时，然后就是静止－时间停止－在钟做出微软的反应之前。