Marius then recognized the fact, that what he had taken for a shapeless mass was a very well-made rope-ladder, with wooden rungs and two hooks with which to attach it.

• 这是巴黎一条最荒僻大路上的一所最孤单的房屋里的那间最靠后的屋子。在这种地方，即使人间不曾有过绑架的暴行，也会有人创造出来的。