Under his vest he carries a little pear. However you look at him it is always the same panorama: netsuke snuffbox, ivory handle, chess piece, fan, temple motif.

他在背心里掖了一个小梨，不论你怎么看他都是那副尊容，随身带着有个坠子的鼻烟盒，象牙柄的，还有棋子、扇子、教堂地图。

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And how nice that nearby was the bread and the milk and a walnut snuffbox full of tobacco!

NEWYORKER: So It Is in Life