Every one or two hours, a clock would go off, to remind him that the next day he had important matters to attend to. He would then sleep for a while, but he often could not control himself and simply had to read on to the end, frequently staying up all night.
他記得當時還特別去弄了幾個鬧鐘，每隔一、二小時要響一次，提醒自己第二天還有要事，總得睡一會兒，可是還是常常克制不了地非要看完不可，一宿未眠是常事。