| 3. | But what with the murky light , the botchy print , the tattered cover , the jigjagged page , the fumbling fingers , the fox trotting fleas , the lie a bed lice , the scum on his tongue , the drop in his eye , the lump in his throat , the drink in his pottle , the itch in his palm , the wail of his wind , the grief from his breath , the fog of his brainfag , the tic of his conscience , the height of his rage , the gush of his fundament , the fire in his gorge , the tickle of his tail , the rats in his garret , the hullabaloo and the dust in his ears , since it took him a month to steal a march , he was hard set to memorize more than a word a week
然而，花了一个月纳南塔蒂才偷偷赶到了前头，他每星期要记住比一个词更多的东西还是有困难的?光线不好、书的印刷很拙劣、封面破烂不堪、书页撕破了、笨拙的翻书手指、跳狐步舞的跳蚤、埋伏在床上的虱于、他舌头上的泡沫、时常带的几分醉意、嗓子眼哽住了、酒壶里的酒、发痒的手掌、呼味呼味呼吸时的痛苦、疲惫得坠入雾中的脑瓜、良心的抽搐，盛怒，肛门里喷出的气体、胃中的火、发痒的屁股、顶楼上的老鼠以及耳朵里的喧嚣声和尘土。 |
