But towards the end of the bombardment, though still I durst not venture in the direction of the stockade, where the balls fell oftenest, I had begun, in a manner, to pluck up my heart again;

• 不过，炮轰快结束时，尽管我仍然不敢向木寨方向走，因为落在那里的炮弹最多，但我已经多多少少重新鼓起了勇气。