Many expert fingers had woven and plaited the rope, had beaten and oiled it until it was soft and flexible as a serpent.

许多熟练的手指编织和编结绳索， 将其敲打并上油， 直到它像蛇一样柔软灵活。

Inside, under the seat of plaited rope, a little grey old peasant was lying asleep on a bundle of hay, covered up to the ears with an old patched coat.

里面，在编织绳索的座位下，一个灰色的小老农民躺在一捆干草上睡着了，用一件打着补丁的旧外套盖到耳朵。