The prisoners were walking quickly, and the slow-going isvostchik's horse was some time in catching them up.

犯人们走得很快，聂赫留朵夫的马车驾的不是快马，费了好大工夫才赶到队伍前头。

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Our habit of kicking the slippers on ahead, and catching them up again, made them work none the less hard, through effectually defeating at every step the reason of their being.

而是把拖鞋踢到前面去，追上去再踢，这种习惯使得每一次拖鞋都受到重击，跟拖在脚上一样容易磨损。

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For example, they pursue one suspect through a building, nearly catching up with him until their collective weight sends them crashing through a rotting bridge.

比如，他们穿越一栋大厦去抓疑犯，马上要抓住时他们二人缠在了一起，从一座不堪重负的腐桥摔下。

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