The mourners sprang forward to the coffin, the friends followed, and as the clock on the mantel solemnly struck three all were staring down upon the face of John Mortonson, deceased.
She was tired and her mind ticked away dully, mechanically, as the clock on the mantel .
她疲倦，她的心在迟钝地机械的跳动， 就像壁炉架上那座时钟似的。
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The marble clock on the mantel-piece softly chimed the half-hour, the dog rose uneasily from the hearthrug and looked at the party at the breakfast table.