A night was pitched upon for perpetrating the deed.

一个晚上被安排来犯下这件事。

By the dim light of the new moon, however, Glinda's forces silently surrounded the city and pitched their tents of scarlet silk upon the greensward.

然而，在新月的微光下，格琳达的部队悄无声息地包围了这座城市， 并在绿草地上搭起了猩红色的丝绸帐篷。