At that very moment, a huge jagged streak of lightning sliced the sky and its sizzling wicked end found mark on top of an very tall pine that stood at the far western corner of cabin. The lightning split the tree as neatly as a dagger through flesh and the burning tree groaned, swayed and then collapsed onto to the top of the cabin. The roof caved and the cabin soon was a shambles of burning pine, varnished logs and other contents inside, everything but the two humans that had been there just moments before.
The wind began to moan and rise again. The rain fell again but not as hard. The rumbling thunder sounded but with a distinct distance to its sound. The storm was passing.
Incredulous, Carla turned and stared in awe at the face of her husband. 'How did you know?' she whispered. He stared down at her, and his eyes told her his thoughts. He was thinking of how close he had come to losing her and knew that nothing was worth that. He pulled her close to him as he returned his gaze to the burning cabin and said softly
'My grandfather always told me to be wary when a angry wind suddenly goes quiet. It is a warning of danger! And, my dear wife, I think this proves he was right.'
Carla only leaned closer to her husband, sheltering in his strength and quietly nodded her head in agreement.
爱一回 翻译：应中革
热弗丹尔虽是一个小地方，却是名气很大，是一个逃避城市严格生活，从事户外活动的好去处。此地也许就是卡拉和斯坦试图修复面临崩溃的婚姻残局的理想圣地。
卡拉的主意是这样产生的：她在美容院时，看见了另一位顾客忘记带走的假日指南手册。那儿的美丽风景迷人，有一个宁静而无比清沏的小湖，水源来自附近雪山融化的雪水。湖边有一片片大松树和常青树林，到处可见林中空地上古雅的小木屋，完美无缺。
当她最初把这个景区向斯坦介绍时，他根本不能接受。第一条反对意见是：太远。第二条反对意见是：消费太高而生活费已经很紧张。第三条反对意见是沉默，不言而谕：为什么要跑到老远地方用三天时间吵架或者互相不理睬。
