Audiobook Dictation: “The Free-State Hotel served as barracks…”

The Free-State Hotel served as barracks.

自由州旅館被用作營房。

Governor Robinson and Colonel Lane were appointed to command.

羅賓遜州長和萊恩上校被任命為指揮官。

The people of Lawrence, without any great difficulty, obtained daily information concerning the hostile camps.

勞倫斯的居民沒費多大力氣，就能每天獲取敵方營地的情報。

They, on the other hand, professing no purpose but that of defense and self-protection, were obliged to permit free and constant ingress to their beleaguered town.

另一方面，他們既然聲稱除了防衛和自保別無他圖，便只得允許外人自由、不斷地出入這座被圍困的城鎮。

Sheriff Jones made several visits unmolested on their part, and without any display of writs or demand for the surrender of alleged offenders on his own.

瓊斯警長幾次來訪都未受到他們的阻撓，他自己也沒有出示令狀，也沒有要求交出所謂的罪犯。

They could see that a conflict meant serious results.

他們看得出，一旦衝突，後果將十分嚴重。

With the advantage of its defensive position, Lawrence was as strong as the sheriff's mob.

憑藉防禦位置的優勢，勞倫斯的實力與警長那幫烏合之眾不相上下。

On one point especially the Border Ruffians had a wholesome dread.

尤其在一點上，邊境暴徒們懷有一種有益的畏懼。