Lew Cheney, becoming convinced of the ultimate failure of his project, in order to curry favor with his master, and avoid the consequences which he foresaw would follow, deliberately determined to sacrifice all his companions.

卢切尼确信他的计划最终会失败，为了讨好他的主人， 避免他预见到的后果， 故意牺牲他所有的同伴。