A plain of sad-coloured cloud lay along the level of the top of the Cathedral dome, so that the ball and the cross looked like a buoy riding on a leaden sea.
一片暗淡的云原铺在大教堂穹顶的高度,使球体与十字架仿佛一座浮标,漂在铅灰色的海上。
— G. K. Chesterton · The Ball and the Cross · I · A Discussion Somewhat in the Air —