When I got home I undressed and rubbed myself down with whisky, put my feet in hot water and a mustard-plaster on my chest, had a basin of gruel and a glass of hot brandy-and-water, tallowed my nose, and went to bed.

回到家后，我脱下衣服，用威士忌擦身，把脚泡在热水里，在胸前涂上芥末膏，喝了一盆稀粥和一杯热白兰地加水，抹了抹鼻子，然后走了睡觉。