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.

执行任名卡宾枪手被排列在爬满常藤墙前；那面坑坑洼洼、摇摇墙正是他在那次倒霉尝试中攀爬过那面。