| 1 | The floor of the balcony was beneath a thick blanket of dirt, and a grayish piece of wood was leaning against the wall. | |
| 2 | "Old and gray and gloomy, just like me, " she added to herself, though it wasn't exactly true. | |
| 3 | He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, and rarely spoke. |