The prisoner admitted the charge against him, and, like a trapped animal, stupidly looked now to one side, now to the other, and in a halting voice related everything as it happened.

囚犯承认了对他的指控，像一只被困住的动物一样，愚蠢地时而看看一边，时而看看另一边，用结结巴巴的声音讲述发生的一切。