Trafalgar Square had no body of police in it; the people took quiet possession of it, and the meeting began.

特拉法加广场上没有警察。 人们安静地占有它， 会议开始了。

Scarcely had they worked themselves into the quiet possession of a place, however, when her attention was claimed by John Thorpe, who stood behind her.

然而，他们刚刚安静地占据了一个地方，当她的注意力被站在她身后的约翰索普夺走时。