From the middle of the building an ugly flat - topped octagonal tower ascended against the east horizon , and viewed from this spot , on its shady side and against the light , it seemed the one blot on the city s beauty 在樓房的正中,有一個丑陋難看的八角形平頂塔樓矗立在東方的天空里從山頂上看去,只能看到它背太陽的陰暗一面,讓人覺得塔樓似乎是這座城市美景中的一個污點。