but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well.

但是，它们又有自己神秘的生活方式。

Sir Johan Hawkwood arrived in Italy with a band of soldiers and settled near Florence.

约翰。霍克伍德爵士带着一队士兵来到意大利，在佛罗伦萨附近驻扎下来，

Before she had anchored, the men from the boats had climbed on board and the decks were son covered with colourful rugs from Persia, silks from India, copper coffee pots, and beautiful handmade silverware.

大船还未下锚。小船上的人就纷纷爬上客轮。一会儿工夫，甲板上就摆满了色彩斑斓的波斯地毯。印度丝绸。铜咖啡壶以及手工制作的漂亮的银器。

As if this were not enough to reduce you to tears, your husband arrives, unexpectedly bringing three guests to dinner.

好像这一切还不足以使你急得掉泪，你的丈夫接着回来了，事先没打招呼就带来3个客人吃饭。

Two hours later, I was talking angrily to the station master at Westhaven.

两小时后，我气呼呼地同威斯特海温站站长说起此事。

It had broken down the previous summer, and though I promised to repair it, I had never got round to it.

那台割草机去年夏天就坏了，尽管我答应修，但一直没抽出时间，