The steps rolled into a distant past , and when they died , the silence had the quality of a solitude that had lasted for a long time , as if no person were left anywhere in reach .
Шаги катились в далекое прошлое, и когда они стихли, тишина приобрела вид одиночества, длившегося долгое время, как будто никого не осталось поблизости.
