In London, for instance, a man who wore such an overcoat but did not own a private car, unless he looked like a Jewish usurer or a Negro boxer, would be suspected of being a circus performer, or else a pimp who ran a brothel.

• 譬如在伦敦，男人穿皮外套而没有私人汽车，假使不像放印子钱的犹太人或打拳的黑人，人家就疑心是马戏班的演员，再不然就是开窑子的乌龟；