I could hear Shreve working the pump, then he came back with the basin and a round blob of twilight wobbling in it, with a yellow edge like a fading balloon, then my reflection.

我能听到什里夫开水泵的声音， 然后他拿着盆回来了， 一团暮光在里面摇晃， 黄色的边缘像一个褪色的气球， 然后是我的倒影。