He crept down the hill toward the quiet roadhouse, hands trembling, forming wild plans of stealing a meat pie from an unguarded windowsill, or slipping in a back door to pillage the kitchen.

• 他爬下山坡，走向那个安静的路旁旅馆，双手颤抖着，心里起着一个又一个疯狂的念头，想着，怎样才能从没有人防备的窗沿，偷到一个肉馅饼，或者是悄悄溜进后门，到厨房里抢一些吃的。