For a time I was successful; though they beat furiously after me in the covert of London, I remained perdu, and watched with some amusement their frantic efforts to recover the scent lost in two or three minutes.

有一段时间我很成功；尽管他们在伦敦的隐蔽处疯狂地追赶我，但我仍然保持警惕，看着他们疯狂地努力恢复在两三分钟内失去的气味，这让我感到有些好笑。