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.

执行任务六名卡宾枪手被排列在前；那面坑坑洼洼、摇摇欲坠正是他在那次倒霉尝试中攀过那面。