The door of the jail being flung open from within there appeared , in the first place , like a black shadow emerging into sunshine , the grim and gristly presence of the town-beadle , with a sword by his side , and his staff of office in his hand .
Дверь тюрьмы, распахнутая изнутри, показалась, как черная тень, выходящая на солнечный свет, мрачное и суровое присутствие городского бидла с мечом на боку и со своим служебным посохом в его рука.