He broke into the long easy lope, and went on, hour after hour, never at loss for the tangled way, heading straight home through strange country with a certitude of direction that put man and his magnetic needle to shame.

• 他突然轻快地奔驰起来，一小时接一小时地跑，从没因路径的错综复杂而迷路，他越过陌生的地带，一直朝家跑回去，方向准确得都要令人类及其罗盘针自愧不如。