He set the cage down and scuttled back to the table, where he groped about in the clutter even as the chamber door began to rock with the impact of heavy blows.

• 他放下笼子，急促回到桌前，在一堆混乱的东西之间摸索着，即使是这房间的门由于沉重的斧砍，已经开始摇晃。