“ longtepms, je me suis couché de bonne heure. parfois, à peine ma bougie éteinte, mes yeux se fermaient si vite que je n’avais pas le temps de me dire: “je m’endors.”
他背诵给我听，那样优美的法语，梦呓般朗朗道来，令我怅然而恍惚。见过我一脸迷茫，他又用英文解释：
“ it says: i have long had the habit of going to bed early. sometimes, when i had put out my candle, my eyes would close so quickly that i had not even time to say ‘i’m going to sleep.’ （译：长期以来，我都有早睡的习惯。有时候，蜡烛一灭，我的眼皮随即合上，都来不及咕哝一句：“我要睡着了。”）”