His face was small and white and he had tightlips . He wore a silk muffler and gloves...[the hoods] ate with their gloves on ...[and ] were dressed like twins .
She was silent for a moment, lipstight shut, eyes distant.
她沉默了片刻，双唇紧闭，两眼茫然。
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She clamped her lipstight for a moment before continuing: "Not that I listen to gossip, but they say he was in prison in Bangkok for two years before being deported."