The six carabineers who had been told off for the execution were drawn up in line against the ivied wall; the same crannied and crumbling wall down which he had climbed on the night of his unlucky attempt.

执行任务的六名手被排列在爬满常藤的墙前；那面坑坑、欲坠的墙正是他在那次倒霉的尝试中攀爬过的那面。