He kept his word; twice a day he cast out, through the barred aperture, the provisions his jailer brought him--at first gayly, then with deliberation, and at last with regret.

• 他按设想要做的那样去做了，把狱卒每天给他送来的两次食物从钉着栅栏的窗洞里倒出去，最初很高兴，后来就有点犹豫，最后则很悔恨。