Tapering fingers are like a taper candle which is shaped so that it diminishes in diameter at one end.

逐渐的手指就像是锥形蜡烛这是形，使之减少，直径一端。

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At that moment the small window in the lodge opened, a hand passed through, seized the key and the candlestick, and lighted the taper at the candle which was burning there.

正在这时，门房的玻璃窗自动开了，一只手从窗口伸进来，拿着钥匙和烛台，凑到另一支燃着的细烛上接了火。

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