Они медленно, неудержимо пропахали сквозь толпу - и ясно, будь вместо нас на пути у них стена, дерево, дом - они все так же, не останавливаясь, пропахали бы сквозь стену, дерево, дом.
They slowly, unhesitatingly mowed through the crowd, and it was clear that if they had had in their way a wall, a tree, a house, they would have moved on with no more hesitation through wall, tree or house.