Darkness is the only solvent.

黑暗是唯一的溶剂
While it was dark, despite Lucille's pacing and

趁着天黑尽管露西尔的脚步声和口哨
whistling, and despite what must have been dreams (since even Sylvie

尽管该化为梦境(自从希尔维开始缠着我)
came to haunt me), it seemed to me that there need not

对我来说没有
be relic, remnant, margin, residue, memento,

变成遗迹残留边缘残渣碎片
bequest, memory, thought, track or trace if only the

遗产记忆思想足迹踪迹
darkness could be perfect and permanent.

只要这黑暗能够完美和永驻
So, Ruth feels her boundaries overrun when the content of her mind

所以当露丝心中想的和这世界的特质变得无法区分
and the quality of the world become indistinguishable,

她感到自己已越过界限
the darkness in the mind and the body indistinguishable from the

身体与心灵中的黑暗
darkness outside her.

与外界的黑暗混为一体
And this is a positive condition for her, insofar as it seems to

这她是个积极的条件目前为止