He went in front, mowed a swath, turned round and restarted; following him all the others took their places, going downhill along the creek and back up to the very skirts of the wood.
Он прошел ряд вперед, повернулся назад и отвалил, и все стали выравниваться за ним, ходя под гору по лощине и на гору под самую опушку леса. Солнце зашло за лес.