In the dusk, importunate beggars spring out of doorways, and sometimes I am persuaded that young men in dark suits are signalling my progress to each other on mobile phones, in readiness to pounce.

• 黄昏时分，纠缠不休的乞丐会突然跳出门口，有时我相信穿着深色衣服的年轻人会通过手机彼此联系，指出我的行走路线，做好攻击我的准备。