复数： highwaymen

A highwayman comes riding , up to the old inn-door .

强盗快马飞奔，来到老客栈的门口。

This mirrors the true story of captain meadows taylor who published " confessions of a thug " in 1839 , a bestseller based on a murderous highwayman named ameer ali .

这跟麦道.泰勒上尉于1839年根据真实故事出版的畅销小说“暴徒的自白”相照应，该书以凶恶的强盗阿梅尔.阿里为原型。

So young , tight-lipped sheppard , still in his teens , only five feet four inches tall , and very slender and pale , became a petty thief , then a highwayman , with no future to hope for except the gallows or rival 's bullet .

年纪轻轻、沉默寡言的谢泼德，身高仅有五英尺四英寸，身材瘦削，脸色苍白，尚未成年就成了行窃好手，继而拦路抢劫。除了绞刑架或对手的枪弹外，他没有未来可以期待。

It is said that at one time a highwayman lived in this house .

据说有个强盗曾经在这个房子里住过。

She also tells of being robbed a highwayman , meeting a hungarian princess at a ball , and the specifics of how her husband lost their guidebook .

她还讲述了自己被强盗拦路抢劫，在舞会遇见匈牙利公主，以及她的丈夫如何遗失旅行指南的细节。