A cane chair, put out on the sidewalk, would draw an elderly man with cigar and newspaper, or a plump young woman in a housecoat wilting in the heat.

• 被丢弃在人行道上的一张藤椅会引来一名衔着雪茄手拿报纸的长者，抑或是一位丰满的妙龄女郎穿着睡袍之类的衣服在闷热的空气中被捂成了快发蔫的黄花菜。如果走运，连狗都会跑出来。