4.The coffin laid upon two line-tubs, between the vice-bench and the open hatchway; the Carpenter caulking its seams; the string of twisted oakum slowly unwinding from a large roll of it placed in the bosom of his frock.
(棺材放在老虎钳和敞开的舱口之间的两只索桶上;木匠在堵棺材缝;弯弯曲曲的麻絮绳慢慢从他衣兜里的大麻絮团上拉出来。