All around , there were monuments carved with armorial bearings ; and on this simple slab of slate - as the curious investigator may still discern , and perplex himself with the purport - there appeared the semblance of an engraved escutcheon 周围全是刻着家族纹章的碑石而在这一方简陋的石板上好奇的探索者仍会看见，却不明所以了有着类似盾形纹章的刻痕。
When they arrived at the ante - chamber , above the door was visible a shield , which , by its rich ornaments and its harmony with the rest of the furniture , indicated the importance the owner attached to this blazon 当他们走到前厅的时候，看见门框上挂着一面盾牌，盾牌上的图案极其华丽，和房间里其它的陈设很相称，这一点足以证明这个纹章的主人的重要性了。
He d got all that coat of arms business fixed , so now he started in to finish up the rest of that part of the work , which was to plan out a mournful inscription - said jim got to have one , like they all done 他已经把纹章的事都定下了，所以如今便开始要把其余的事干完。那就是设计好一句伤感的题词他说，杰姆非得留下一句，人家全都如此嘛。他定下了不少的留言，都写在一张纸上。
" on the scutcheon we ll have a bend or in the dexter base , a saltire murrey in the fess , with a dog , couchant , for common charge , and under his foot a chain embattled , for slavery , with a chevron vert in a chief engrailed , and three invected lines on a field azure , with the nombril points rampant on a dancette indented ; crest , a runaway nigger , sable , with his bundle over his shoulder on a bar sinister ; and a couple of gules for supporters , which is you and me ; motto , maggiore fretta , minore otto 后来他说，他已想出了好多图样，不知道挑中哪一个，不过其中有一个他可能选中，他说： “在这盾形纹章的右侧下方，画一道金黄斜带，在紫色中带之上，刻一个斜形十字，再加上一条扬着脑袋蹲着的小狗，当做通常的标记。狗的脚下是一条城垛形的链子代表奴役。在盾的上部成波纹的图案中是一个绿色山形符号。
