Dick was lonely in their little house, where Mother's presence was still strong in every room, but the old navy veteran was getting his sea legs back and thinking about how to get on with his life.

在他和母亲的小房子里，迪克显得很孤独。每个房间里似乎仍然还有母亲的影子，但迪克这位海军的退伍老兵正在适应孤独的生活，想着如何度过他余下的日子。

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It's Dickens in part, that stereotype of old London, of the urban working class, but it's not just Dickens. Moby Dick is here too.

其中有狄更斯出现，有对于伦敦及当地工人阶级的,刻板印象，不仅仅是狄更斯的影子，还有《白鲸记》

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