意外之事 meaning in English

unexpectedness

Accidents seemed to keep entirely away from the association men .
在会员方面，意外之事始终没有。
As the twilight drew on , they found themselves hanging about the neighborhood of the little isolated jail , perhaps with an undefined hope that something would happen that might clear away their difficulties
天色向晚，他俩来到那偏僻的小牢房附近转悠，心里存着不太明确的希望，希望能发生什么意外之事，来帮他们排忧解难。