I speculated that this bifurcated sleeping arrangement had something to do with Southern gentility, Papa’s late-night ham radio habit, or some unseen rift in their marriage.

我曾经猜测分室而睡可能与南方绅士风度有关，或者与爷爷晚间听收音机的习惯有关，再或者与他们婚姻中不易察觉的裂痕有关。