The cabin lamp—taking long swings this way and that—was burning fitfully, and casting fitful shadows upon the old man's bolted door, —a thin one, with fixed blinds inserted, in place of upper panels.

舱室里的那盏灯在大幅度地摆来摆去—还在断断续续地燃烧着，在那老人家闩住的门上投下一阵阵阴影—门很薄，上部装的不是嵌板，而是固定的百叶窗。