The engineer and Neb arrived on the plateau . Desolation reigned everywhere . The fields had been trampled over ; the ears of wheat , which were nearly full-grown , lay on the ground . The other plantations had not suffered less .
Инженер и Наб прибыли на плато. Повсюду царило запустение. Поля были вытоптаны; колосья пшеницы, почти созревшие, лежали на земле. Другие плантации пострадали не меньше.
