Last night, after what seemed hours of damp turmoil, I got up and crept slipperless down the stairs, feeling my way in the faint street light that came through the window.

昨晚，在经历了几个小时的混乱之后，我起床了，没穿拖鞋，蹑手蹑脚地走下楼梯，借着从窗户透进来的微弱街灯摸索着前进。

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Silently, I dressed, took leave of myself in the mirror, went down the stairs, sneaked a look at the quiet street, and went out.

我悄悄地穿好衣服，对着镜子里的我说了再见，下了楼，打量一下静寂的街道，出去了。

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On went her old brown jacket; on went her old brown hat. With a whirl of skirts and with the brilliant sparkle still in her eyes, she fluttered out the door and down the stairs to the street.

她穿上那件褐色的旧外衣，戴上褐色的旧帽子，眼睛里残留着晶莹的泪花，裙子一摆，便飘出房门，下楼来到街上。

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