He made a sign to me that the salt was not good to eat; and putting a little into his own mouth, he seemed to nauseate it, and would spit and sputter at it, washing his mouth with fresh water after it: on the other hand, I took some meat into my mouth without salt, and I pretended to spit and sputter for want of salt, as much as he had done at the salt; but it would not do; he would never care for salt with meat or in his broth; at least, not for a great while, and then but a very little.
Il me fit signe que le sel n'était pas bon à manger, et, en ayant mis un peu dans sa bouche, son cœur sembla se soulever, il le cracha et le recracha, puis se rinça la bouche avec de l'eau fraîche. À mon tour je pris une bouchée de viande sans sel, et je me mis à cracher et à crachoter aussi vite qu'il avait fait; mais cela ne le décida point, et il ne se soucia jamais de saler sa viande ou son bouillon, si ce n'est que fort long-temps après, et encore ce ne fut que très-peu.