Back in civilian life, Cashel begins touring Europe with a view to writing a travel book.

回到平民生活后，卡舍尔开始游历欧洲，以期撰写一本游记。

Cashel devises plans to get even with those who double-crossed him.

卡舍尔制定计划报复那些出卖他的人。

Again and again, Cashel's streaks of luck or contentment are jeopardised by cruel twists of fate.

命运的残酷曲折一次又一次地危及卡舍尔的好运或满足感。

Cashel Greville Ross is born in 1799, orphaned and brought up in County Cork by his aunt—or so he is led to believe.

Cashel Greville Ross 出生于 1799 年，在科克郡成为孤儿并由他的姨妈抚养长大——至少他是这么相信的。

But is seeing out his days with her " the coda that his life was waiting for? " Not every stage of Cashel's life is equally engaging.

但是，和她一起度过他的日子是“他一生都在等待的结局吗？”并非 Cashel 人生的每个阶段都同样引人入胜。

The war scenes are visceral (" lancers were shredded, as if they were carrots in a grater or turnips in a cutter" ), and a sense of urgency powers Cashel's mission to win back his lost love.

战争场面是发自内心的（“枪兵被切碎，就好像它们是刨丝器中的胡萝卜或切刀中的萝卜” ），紧迫感让卡舍尔的使命成为夺回他失去的爱人的力量。