To go to Budapest, Lu had made an 18-hour train trip from Paris that involved changing trains several times. Having made a difficult journey of several hundred miles, she now experienced the sadness that follows a joyful reunion. The same feeling overcomes her every year.
為了這趟旅行，呂大明女士搭了十八個小時的火車，從巴黎轉車、換車，幾番折騰，千里跋涉，總算來到布達佩斯，最後仍須面對曲終人散的淒涼，這種情境每年上演。