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

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

他名叫柯克蘭，屬於所謂「有教養」的囚犯。

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.

他曾是一家銀行的職員，因挪用公款被流放，不過也有人對他是否有罪深表懷疑。

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

所以，無疑就是如此，而且本可以一直如此，若不是發生了一場不幸的意外。

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

柯克蘭出身於循道宗家庭，懷有一種在那個地方完全格格不入的虔誠。

"You blank blank, is that your blank game?

「你這該死的混蛋，這就是你那該死的把戲嗎？

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

我他媽馬上就治好你這毛病！」隨即以「抗命」為由把他發配到戴鐐苦役隊。

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.

勞役很苦，同伴粗野，但儘管他雙手起泡、腰背痠痛，畢竟還沒經歷什麼太可怕的事。

"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.

「我不會要進去那裡吧？」這位前銀行職員說道，驚恐地從那群陰沉地瞪著他的污穢面孔前退縮。