Then up came the sun, as it were in jerks, just to seaward of the easternmost point of land, flinging out a Jacob's-ladder path of light from itself to Elfride and Knight, and coating them with rays in a few minutes.
然后太阳升起来了,就像在抽搐一样,就在陆地最东端边,从它身上射出一条雅各布梯子光路,到达埃尔弗里德和奈特,并在几分钟内将光线覆盖在他们身上。