Moor, heathery marsh, tracts of rock and pines, woods of birch all jewelled with the autumn yellow, here and there a few naked cottages and bleak fields,--these were the characters of the country.

荒原、长满石楠的沼地、岩石与松树交错的地带、缀满秋日金黄的白桦林，间或几间孤零零的村舍与荒凉的田地——这便是那片乡野的模样。