At the first touch of the hand on his arm, the unfortunate man had wheeled round as if spun on a pivot, and shrank back with a low, piteous cry, as if some dumb beast were caught in the toils.

手一碰到他的胳膊，这个不幸的人就好像在一个轴上旋转一样转了一圈，然后低声哀嚎地缩了回去，就像一只愚蠢的野兽被困在劳作中。