(53)一会儿，小贝爬了出来。戴旧便帽的人嘶哑的声音问：“螺丝松了？”“松了，东西搬到地上了。”“拿去，拴好。”小贝拿着长绳的一头，又不见了。

(53) After a while, Xiaobei crawled out. The man with the shabby cap asked in a hoarse voice, “Did you loosen the screws?” – “Yes, and I put the thing on the ground.” – “Take this and tie it up fast,” the man said, handing over a long rope. Xiaobei took the end of it and disappeared again.