He might be required once more to deliver his opinion on those shadows, in competition with the prisoners who had never been released, while his eyesight was still dim and unsteady; and it might take some time to become used to the darkness.

• 他可能会再按照要求说出自己对那些影子的看法，与那些从未获得过自由的囚徒们竞争；而那时他的视觉仍旧模糊不清，欠缺稳定，需要一些时间才能适应黑暗。