The climax of the evening, according to custom, is declaring the name of your sweetheart, but the wind and rain kept people away and the objects of their affection hadn't shown up.
當晚的高潮照例是宣佈心上人的名姓，只可惜風雨之夜，觀眾零落，示愛的對象也不在，他們只有「自說自話」了。