So resistless was the force of the ocean bearing him on, that even to draw his breath or turn his head was as impracticable as if he had been struggling in the surf at the South Sea, until he was landed in the outer court-yard of the Bastille.

• 席卷着他的人潮势不可当，就连吸一口气转一转头都困难，仿佛是在南太平洋的狂涛里挣扎。 他终于来到巴士底监狱外面的场院里。