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On every side death stared us in the face; no human skill could avert it any longer.
死亡四處緊緊地盯著我們，再也沒有任何路可以幸免逃脫。
We saw the moment approach when we must bid farewell to earth,
當我們看到死亡的腳步一步步走近，意識到與這個世界最后告別的時刻即將來臨；
yet without feeling that unutterable horror which must have been experienced by the unhappy victims at Cawnpore.
伴隨內心無以言傳的巨大恐懼，相必坎布爾不幸的罹難者肯定也經歷類似瀕死體驗；
We were resolved rather to die than to yield, and were fully persuaded that in twenty-four hours all would be over.
我們打定主意，即便受難赴死也不會屈服，甚至完全相信，不過區區24小時之內，一切終將塵埃落定，
The engineer had said so, and all knew the worst. We women strove to encourage each other, and to perform the light duties which had been assigned to us, such as conveying orders to the batteries,
那位隨軍工程師也是這么說的。大家都很清楚，我們已經深陷最為難捱的黑暗。女人們彼此拼命鼓勁，完成分配給我們那些較輕的活兒，比如給那些街壘炮手送送消息，
and supplying the men with provisions, especially cups of coffee, which we prepared day and night.
或給男人們發些生活補給；咖啡尤其必不可少，為此，我們從早到晚忙碌不停。
I had gone out to try to make myself useful, in company with Jessie Brown, the wife of a corporal in my husband's regiment.
我走出家門，看自己能否幫上什么忙，還要去陪伴杰西.布朗，我丈夫那個團里一位下士的妻子。
Poor Jessie had been in a state of restless excitement all through the siege, and had fallen away visibly within the last few days.
可憐的杰西從圍城開始，一直焦躁不安，不過幾天時間，她明顯地消瘦了，
A constant fever consumed her, and her mind wandered occasionally,
還一直在發燒，時而精神恍惚；
especially that day, when the recollections of home seemed powerfully present to her.
尤其那天她似乎失去自控，真的好像回到了家鄉；
At last, overcome with fatigue, she lay down on the ground, wrapped up in her plaid.
后來因疲勞過度躺臥地上，身上裹著一條格子呢毛毯。
I sat beside her, promising to awaken her when, as she said, her "father should return from the plowing."
我坐在她的身邊，指望能夠喚醒她，她突然開口說道：“爸爸該從地里回來了。”
