For a brief time, he appeared almost respectable with his ragged clothes hidden under the green or blue robes provided by the funeral parlor or sedan-chair company, and a black cap on his head.

• 穿上杠房或喜轿铺所预备的绿衣或蓝袍，戴上那不合适的黑帽，他暂时能把一身的破布遮住，稍微体面一些。