貧しい(まずしい)裏通り(うらどおり)や、泥(どろ)のついた果物(くだもの)が並ぶ(ならぶ)安くて(やすくて)みすぼらしい果物屋(くだものや)

Even the atmosphere of Maruzen (a high-class bookstore and stationery shop) which he used to love, and beautiful small perfume bottles had now become nothing but a burden to the young man. He was in a destructive mental state, finding slight peace only in walking along poor back alleys or staring at a shabby fruit shop where cheap and muddy fruits were lined up.