There had been as far as he could see no pause for reconnoitering in the man's progress.

据他所知，他没有停下来侦察这个人的进展。

Then, after a short pause, he added: " These hills afford us every opportunity of reconnoitering your works, messieurs, and I am possibly as well acquainted with their weak condition as you can be yourselves" .

然后，在短暂的停顿之后，他补充道：“这些山丘为我们提供了侦察你们工程的每一个机会，先生们，我可能和你们自己一样了解它们的脆弱状况”。