It was good, springy ground for walking, and a day of pale winter sunlight. As they got deeper into the moor, the loneliness increased: one could hear peewits and see an occasional hawk. When they halted in the middle of the morning for a rest and a drink in a little hollow by a stream, Jill was beginning to feel that she might enjoy adventures after all, and said so.
這兒的土地走起路來很舒服，又松又軟，整天都有淡淡的冬天的陽光。他們越深入荒原，那份荒涼感越厲害：聽得見紅嘴鷗鳴叫，偶爾也看得見一只鷹。中午前他們停下來休息，在一條小河邊的一個小水坑裏喝了點水。吉爾開始覺得她終究還是喜歡探險的，就這樣說了出來。