I told him that I never liked to share a bed, but if the harpooner was clean and polite I would do so, rather than wander about a strange town on so bitterly cold a night.

• 我告诉他，我从来不喜欢与人同床，不过如果这个鱼叉手乾净而有礼貌的话，我就和他睡，这总比在这种严寒的夜晚，游荡在这陌生的镇上要好些。