The ever-swelling waves of this multitude broke against the angles of the houses, which projected here and there, like promontories, into the irregular basin of the Place.

• 广场形如参差不齐的一片水域，而四周这儿那儿突出来的墙角，宛若一个个海岬，那不断扩大的人流，浪涛汹涌，一阵阵冲击着这些岬角。