And after the quagmire, was there not the police patrol, which assuredly could not be twice avoided? And then, whither was he to go? What direction should he pursue?

• 走过洼地之后，没有警察巡逻队了吗？当然不可能两次躲过巡逻队。而且，往哪里走？朝什么方向？顺着斜坡不能到达目的地。