THERE Is no denying it was a beast of a day. Overhead was a sunless sky, muffled in clouds that were heavy with snow; underfoot, a black frost; blowing over it, a wind that felt as if it would take your skin off. When they got down into the plain they found that this part of the ancient road was much more ruinous than any they had yet seen.
無可否認，天氣真夠惡劣的。頭頂上，天空沒有太陽，烏雲密布，像要下雪；腳下，一層黑霜，一陣風吹來，讓人覺得身上的皮都刮掉了。等他們下來，走到平原上，才發現那條古道的這一段比他們以前所見過的毀損得更厲害。