Entering the gate and passing the shrubs, the silhouette of a house rose to view, black, low, and rather long; but the guiding light shone nowhere.

进了大门，穿过灌木丛，一座房子的轮廓映入眼帘，黑色，低矮，颇长；但指路明灯无处可照。

In the meantime, the scout had thrown forward his rifle, like one prepared for service, and awaited impatiently the moment when an enemy might rise to view.

与此同时，侦察员像准备服役的步枪一样向前扔了他的步枪， 不耐烦地等待着敌人出现的时刻。