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

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

他名叫柯克兰，属于所谓“有教养”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.

他曾是一家银行的职员，因挪用公款被流放，不过也有人对他是否有罪深表怀疑。

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

所以，无疑就是如此，而且本可以一直如此，若不是发生了一场不幸的意外。

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

柯克兰出身于循道宗家庭，怀有一种在那个地方完全格格不入的虔诚。

"You blank blank, is that your blank game?

“你这该死的混蛋，这就是你那该死的把戏吗？

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

我他妈马上就治好你这毛病！”随即以“抗命”为由把他发配到戴镣苦役队。

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.

劳役很苦，同伴粗野，但尽管他双手起泡、腰背酸痛，毕竟还没经历什么太可怕的事。

"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.

“我不会要进去那里吧？”这位前银行职员说道，惊恐地从那群阴沉地瞪着他的污秽面孔前退缩。