Dead men and dead horses, yes, and dead mules, lying by the road, swollen, covered with flies, but nothing alive.No far-off cattle lowed, no birds sang, no wind waved the trees.

• 她不寒而栗地记起，自己曾屡次把那匹倔犟的马赶进了田里和林中，因为她听见士兵们走近了，也不知是敌是友，生怕他们把马车抢走；