I mounted into the window-seat: gathering up my feet, I sat cross-legged, like a Turk; and, having drawn the red moreen curtain nearly close, I was shrined in double retirement.

我爬上靠窗的座位，盘起双脚，像土耳其人一样盘腿而坐；我几乎拉上了红色的莫林窗帘，进入了双重隐居状态。