I found he was an old sailor, kept a public - house, knew all the seafaring men in Bristol, had lost his health ashore, and wanted a good berth as cook to get to sea again. He had hobbled down there that morning, he said to get a smell of the salt.

• 我得知他是个老水手，眼下开了一间小酒店，认识布里斯托尔所有的海员。 他本人在岸上身体每况愈下，希望能在某条船上找到一个烧火做饭的差事回到海上去，他说，他那天早晨一瘸一拐地来到码头，只是想闻一闻海水的咸