In vivid and lively prose, he described the spread and movement of beggars, their argot and social system, and the relationship of beggars to women, children and gambling.
在他筆下，乞丐形形色色，如乞丐的分佈與移動、乞丐的社會制度，乞丐與女人、子女、賭博間的關係，乞丐的語言等… …，全都化成活潑生動的文字面世。