I sat in the darkness and heard Martha and Old Will pounding away at the tenant house. They were barricading the doors and I could not blame them. Home was usually a safe and cozy place, but now it was menaced.

我坐在黑暗中，听到玛莎和老威尔在房客的房子里砰砰直跳。他们在门口设路障，我不能责怪他们。家通常是一个安全舒适的地方，但现在它受到了威胁。