Edmond had not heard any one speak save his jailer for four or five years; and a jailer is no man to a prisoner--he is a living door, a barrier of flesh and blood adding strength to restraints of oak and iron.

• 四五年来，除了狱卒以外，他再没有听到过别人讲话，而在一个犯人看来，狱卒不能算是个人，他是橡木门以外的一扇活的门，铁栅栏以外的一道血和肉的障碍物。