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.

被告知要执行死刑的六名骑兵在长满常春藤的墙上排成一列。他在不幸的尝试当晚爬下的那堵裂缝和摇摇欲坠的墙。