Last night, after what seemed hours of damp turmoil, I got up and crept slipperless down the stairs, feeling my way in the faint street light that came through the window.

昨晚，在经历了几个小时的混乱之后，我起床了，没穿拖鞋，蹑手蹑脚地走下楼梯，借着从窗户透进来的微弱街灯摸索着前进。