In late 1927, he decided to put on ragged clothes and make a visit to Limehouse in the working-class East End of London, the first of many tramping expeditions.

1927 年末， 他决定穿上破烂的衣服， 前往位于工人阶级伦敦东区的莱姆豪斯 (Limehouse)，这是许多徒步探险中的第一次。

He supplemented his income by tutoring the children of family friends but also went tramping in London regularly, and on one occasion was working as a cleaner for a family in Limehouse whose children were bemused by his posh accent.

他通过辅导家人朋友的孩子来补充收入， 但也定期去伦敦流浪，有一次他为莱姆豪斯的一户人家当清洁工， 他们的孩子们对他的时髦口音感到困惑。