Sorry, old girl," I said to [the bicycle] Gladys in the gray dishwater light of early morning, "but I have to leave you at home.

Sorry, old girl," I said to [the bicycle] Gladys in the gray dishwater light of early morning, "but I have to leave you at home.

“对不起，老姑娘，”我对(自行车)格拉迪斯说，“但我不得不把你留在家里。

-- Alan Bradley 艾伦·布拉德利