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Originally Posted by unclhien
What is "growing grim about the mouth"?
What is "in my soul"?
What does the author mean by saying "pausing before the coffin warehouses ...."?
What does "hypos" mean? What is "knocking people's hats off"?
What is "account it high time"?
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unclhien,
Ishmael loves the sea and becomes deprressed and full of morbid thoughts on land. From this I would say:
Growing grim about the mouth = losing his smile and going around with his mouth turned down.
In my soul = in my mental feelings - a damp November is dark and horrible.
Pausing before the coffin warehouses = stopping outside shops that sell coffins (in UK English - undertakers).
Account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can = think I must go back to see as soon as possible.
What does "hypos" mean? An uncommon use of the prefix hypo- (= below) as a word to mean in low spirits, depressed.
What is "knocking people's hats off"? What it says, his depression and frustration at being away from the sea make him want to run into the street and do silly things.
Michael