There was clay or soft marl mixed with the chalk, and every here and there I saw the same footstep, both ascending and descending.

有粘土或软泥灰岩与粉笔混合在一起， 我到处都看到相同的脚步声， 既有上升也有下降。

In the lower ground, a streamlet ran among the trees, and, being dammed with dead leaves and clay of its own carrying, spread out every here and there, and lay in stagnant pools.

在地势较低的地方，一条小溪在树林间流过，被枯叶和自己携带的泥土拦住了，到处散开，变成死水潭。