When other boys were out at play , he stood wistfully by the window and gazed at the roofs of the distant houses .
当其他孩子出去玩时,他若有所思地站在窗边,双目瞪着远方房子的房顶。
Over lunch , he talked wistfully about what he called a " golden age " a few years ago , when costs were lower and officials didn 't know how much they could earn on the side .