Now and then in snatches I saw images of icy rivers, of barges and flatboats, of coarse men reeking of animal fat and rancid leather.

• 偶尔，我的头脑中会断断续续地浮现出一些画面：有结冰的河面，有驳船和平底船，当然也有正用烟熏烤着动物肥肉与腐臭毛皮的人们。