The fog came pouring in at every chink and keyhole, and was so dense without, that although the court was of the narrowest, the houses opposite were mere phantoms.
霧從每一道隙縫和每一個鑰匙孔裏湧進來;在戶外,霧濃得連對面的屋子(雖然隻隔著一個極其狹小的院子)看上去也好像幻影一樣了。請問:... and was so dense without, ...中的without是 without what?
我的理解:The fog was so dense that the houses opposite were mere phantoms although the court was of the narrowest.