Dinghy the Scotty hated the Florida backwoods from the first sandspur under his tail. He hated the sun, he hated the people, black and white, he hated the roominess of the farm-house and the long quiet of the nights.

斯科蒂小艇从他尾巴下的第一个沙刺开始就讨厌佛罗里达州的偏远地区。他讨厌太阳，讨厌黑人和白人，讨厌农舍的宽敞和夜晚的漫长寂静。