08. After the robbery(16)

After a while his feet found a road, and helooked round and saw a house in the distance. He decided he would rather dienear human beings than in a cold field, so he turned his steps towards thehouse. As he came nearer, he realized that the house was familiar and he feltfaint with terror. But where else could he go

 Witha last effort, he crawled up the path and knocked on the door, the n fellexhausted on the step.

过了一段时间，他到了小路上，四处张望着，发现不远处有所房子。他下定决心，就是死也要死在有人的地方，决不能死在这冰冷荒凉的野地里。于是他转过身，朝这房子走去。来到近处时，他竟发觉这房子很面熟，他恐惧得一阵眩晕。可他离开这儿还能去哪儿呢？他使尽了最后一点余力，爬过小径，拉响了门铃，便筋疲力尽地瘫倒在台阶上。