No other company was in the house than the landlord, his wife, and a grizzled male creature, the " Jack" of the little causeway, who was as slimy and smeary as if he had been low-water mark too.

屋子里除了房东、他的妻子和一个头发花白的男性生物，就是小堤道上的“杰克”，没有其他人在屋子里，他浑身黏糊糊的，好像他也是低水位线一样。