她不知道该怎么告诉妈妈，她是否应该告诉她，露台的尽头是着火的，或者格特鲁迪斯（Gertrudis）与维拉（Villa）的一位男人一起骑马。 。 。裸。
(She didn't know what to tell her mama first, if she should tell her that the far end of the patio was on fire, or that Gertrudis had run off with one of Villa's men, on horseback . . . naked.)