Audiobook Dictation: “His name was Kirkland, and he…”

His name was Kirkland, and he belonged to what were known as the "educated" prisoners.

Namanya Kirkland, dan ia termasuk golongan yang disebut tahanan "terpelajar".

He had been a clerk in a banking house, and was transported for embezzlement, though, by some, grave doubts as to his guilt were entertained.

Ia dulu juru tulis di sebuah bank, dan dibuang karena penggelapan, meski sebagian orang sangat meragukan kesalahannya.

So, doubtless, it was, and might have been, had not an untoward accident occurred.

Demikianlah, tak diragukan, keadaannya, dan bisa saja tetap begitu, seandainya tidak terjadi suatu kecelakaan yang malang.

Kirkland belonged to a Methodist family and owned a piety utterly out of place in that region.

Kirkland berasal dari keluarga Metodis dan memiliki kesalehan yang sama sekali tidak pada tempatnya di wilayah itu.

"You blank blank, is that your blank game?

"Kau keparat sialan, itukah permainan sialanmu?

I'll blank soon cure you of that!" and forthwith ordered him to the chain-gang for "insubordination".

Akan kusembuhkan kau dari itu, sialan, segera!" dan seketika memerintahkannya masuk ke regu berantai karena "pembangkangan".

The toil was severe, and the companionship uncouth, but despite his blistered hands and aching back, he had not experienced anything so very terrible after all.

Pekerjaannya berat dan teman-temannya kasar, tetapi meski tangannya melepuh dan punggungnya pegal, ia toh belum mengalami sesuatu yang terlalu mengerikan.

"I'm not to go in there?" says the ex-bank clerk, drawing back in dismay from the cloud of foul faces which lowered upon him.

"Aku tidak akan masuk ke sana, bukan?" kata bekas juru tulis bank itu, mundur dengan ngeri dari kerumunan wajah-wajah keji yang menatapnya dengan muram.