Nearly all the stalls were closed and the greater part of the hall was in darkness. I recognized a silence like that which pervades a church after a service.

几乎所有的店铺都关门了，大部分会堂笼罩在一片黑暗之中，我嗅到了那份寂静，每次祷告完后弥漫在教堂中的那份寂静。

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As St Paul's - and the wider church - had in recent days appeared like a rudderless ship battered by storms beyond its control - there was silence from Lambeth Palace.

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