The wheel, the gibbet, the strappado, kept good guard around the place of refuge, and lay in watch incessantly for their prey, like sharks around a vessel.

轮子、绞刑架、绞刑架在避难所周围保持着良好的守卫，并不断地守望着它们的猎物，就像鲨鱼在船只周围一样。