Matthew was gone out the window, and a good thing, too, because Father slammed through the door in his nightshirt, wild-eyed and -haired, cedar rod from his workshop, thick as a branch, at the ready.

马修从窗户出去了，这也是好事，因为父亲摔门进来，穿着睡衣，怒张着眼睛和头发，手上握着一束工作间里的雪松条，棍棒一般粗。