They could point with satisfaction to the election returns of 1852; but their very security was founded upon shifting sands.

他们可以满意指出 1852 年的选举结果；但他们的安全是建立在流沙之上的。

" Let them rot there, " declared Ser Kennos cheerfully. " If the gods are good, they'll be swallowed up in quicksand or gobbled down by lizard-lions" .

" 让他们在那边烂吧，" 肯洛斯爵士兴高采烈，" 诸神慈悲，教他们被流沙吞噬或给蜥狮吃。"

The sun was about setting; the tide was low, and all the quicksands uncovered; and I was moving along, lost in unpleasant thought, when I was suddenly thunderstruck to perceive the prints of human feet.

太阳快落山了；潮水低了，所有的流沙都露出来了；我正走着，沉浸在不愉快的思绪，突然惊恐发现了人的脚印。