In 1848, the Metropolitan Police ordered 10,000 truncheons to put down peaceful protests.

1848 年，伦敦警察厅订购了 1 万个警棍。

It was the demand for truncheons that led to the first spike in prices.

正是对警棍的需求导致了价格的首次飙升。

Even the trowel and the truncheon couldn't control her.

甚至泥刀和警棍都控制不住她。

So the truncheon marched off Mr. Grimes, looking as meek as a drowned worm.

于是，警棍从格莱姆斯先生身边走开，看起来像一条溺水的蠕虫一样温顺。

And there the truncheon knocked twice, with its own head.

在那里，警棍用自己的头敲了两下。

" Take him away, " said she to the truncheon, " and give him his ticket-of-leave" .

“把他带走，”她对警棍说，“把休假票给他。”

It blew Victorian minds and within a decade they were casting the latex into ear trumpets, shoe soles, golf balls and truncheons.

它让维多利亚时代的人们大为震惊，不到十年，人们就把这种乳胶制成了耳喇叭、鞋底、高尔夫球和警棍。

And there he walked along the leads, till he met another truncheon, and told him his errand.

他沿着线索走在那里，直到他遇到另一个警棍，并告诉他他的差事。

" Here, my man, out you go on the roof to make one less, and have your truncheon handy" .

“在这里， 伙计，你到屋顶上去少做一个， 把你的警棍放在手边” 。

" Attention, Mr. Grimes, " said the truncheon; " here is a gentleman come to see you" .

“注意，格兰姆斯先生，”警棍说。 “有一位先生来看你”。