Along the wharf there was not the usual bustle and din. On the landing-stage several men from the shipping company were shouting and trying to shoo off the rickshawmen and hawkers, who kept pushing forward.

• 码头上冷静静地，没有什么闲杂人：轮船局里的两三个职员正在那里高声吆喝，轰走那些围近来的黄包车夫和小贩。