He listened with an absent air and kept glancing at the door.

他一副心在焉的样子, 时地瞥一眼门。

A glimpse at the vice-regal residence reveals a certain Byronic romanticism.It is battlemented, with sham turrets, massive chimney-stacks, and a good deal of carved stone.

瞥一眼有佯装炮楼的城垛上矗立高大的烟囱和许多石雕的总督邸难看见它所透露的拜伦风格的浪漫主义精神 。