But when all this was said there still remains the great writer and great man, the man who knew London as few men have known it and who loved its common people humourously and understandingly.
老师,我对the man who knew London as few men have known it 理解有疑惑和困难。
这里的it指代London? 那么意思是:那个男人了解伦敦(程度)和极少数人所了解的伦敦一样,是这个意思吗?就是其实省略了比较项(了解的程度)?