Again there was a long silence, and I had begun to fear that it was a false alarm, when a stealthy step was heard upon the other side of the hut, and a moment later a metallic scraping and clinking.

• 然后又有较长时间的寂静，我正猜想那是虚惊，这时从小屋的另一边传来悄悄的脚步声，过一会儿有了金属物品的摩擦声和碰撞声。