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.

被告行死刑六名骑兵在长满常春藤墙上排成一列。他在不幸尝试当那堵裂缝和摇摇欲坠墙。