But it was in mid-week and at midday that Mr Taylor crawled home, with the dog but without the van, with a graze on his chin and his trousers torn, covered in mud and with a thumping headache.

• 泰勒回到家的时候是星期三的中午，猎犬还在，大篷货车却不见了。泰勒的下巴处有道擦伤，裤子被撕烂了，浑身是泥，头疼欲裂。妻子为他叫来了医生和警察。