Atonement 赎罪
One
THE PLAY—for which Briony had designed the posters, programs and tickets,
constructed the sales booth out of a folding screen tipped on its side, and lined the
collection box in red crêpe paper—was written by her in a two-day tempest of
composition, causing her to miss a breakfast and a lunch. When the preparation
were complete, she had nothing to do but contemplate her finished draft and wait for
the appearance of her cousins from the distant north.