" Try an 'automaton, '" said the shopman.

“试试‘自动机’，”店员说。

But when it came to pan-glandular biscuits and vitaminized beef-surrogate, he had not been able to resist the shopman's persuasion.

可是遇见泛腺体饼干和加了维他命的代牛肉时他却在老板的劝说前让步了。

But the shopmen were even too indolent to laugh at them.

但是店员们甚至懒得嘲笑他们。

'I took him for a shopman, and he turns out a manufacturer'.

“我以为他是个店员， 他原来是个制造商” 。

The shopman then took up the articles already purchased and walked off before the ladies.

店员随即拿起已经购买的物品，在女士们面前走开了。

In an evil moment the shopman held up the lovely, shimmering folds, and said, " A bargain, I assure, you, ma'am."

在一个恶时辰，那售货员拿起那段漂亮的、晶莹夺目的衣料向她展示，一边说，“非常划算，我向你保证，夫人。”

" You can come in, " said the shopman.

“你可以进来了， ” 店员说。

Behind them ran other counters, also littered with goods which a small army of shopmen was examining.

在他们身后是其他柜台， 也散落着一小群店员正在检查的商品。

In spite of the cold, the shopmen who were selling in the street could not serve fast enough.

尽管天气寒冷， 但在街上卖东西的店员上菜的速度还是不够快。

However, the shopmen, surrounded to the shoulders, began to put each article back into its place.

然而，围到肩膀的店员开始将每件商品放回原位。