一霎时

yī shà shí wā kāi le yī kuài sān chǐ zhǎng liǎng chǐ kuān de dì miàn táng tài sī kàn dào le yī zhǐ xiàng mù qián guì wài miàn bāo zhe yī céng yǐ bèi wā pò le de tiě pí

一霎时，挖开了一块三尺长两尺宽的地面，唐太斯看到了一只橡木钱柜，外面包着一层已被挖破了的铁皮。

In an instant a space three feet long by two feet broad was cleared , and Dants could see an oaken coffer , bound with cut steel.