"Tårnurene i City havde først lige slået tre, men det var allerede aldeles mørkt, og i vinduerne til kontorerne rundt om blafrede der lys i rødlige klatter på den brune luft."
"The city clocks had only just gone three, but it was quite dark already and candles were flaring in the windows of the neighbouring offices like ruddy smears upon the palpable brown air."