A light figure preceded the rest of the party, with the caution and activity of a native; ascending every hillock to reconnoiter, and indicating by gestures, to his companions, the route he deemed it most prudent to pursue.

一个轻盈的身影走在其他人的前面，带着当地人的谨慎和活跃；登上每一座小山去侦察，并用手势向他的同伴们指出他认为最谨慎的路线。

Ellen, to my disappointment, was not amongst them, but presently I saw a light figure come out of the hay-field higher up the slope, and make for our house; and that was Ellen, holding a basket in her hand.

令我失望的是，艾伦不在他们中间，但不久我就看到一个轻盈的身影从斜坡上的干草地里走出来，朝我们的房子走去；那是埃伦，手里拿着一个篮子。