At night, as I lay in bed, I used to hear the tramp, tramp of a posse of policemen who passed along the alley on their way to relieve guard; their heavy feet sometimes sounded on the grating above my window.

晚上，当我躺在床上时，我常常听到脚步声，一群警察在去换岗的路上经过小巷的脚步声；他们沉重的脚步声有时敲在我窗户上方的格栅上。