On Wednesday I went and hit it again, and the pointer went round towards "set fair," "very dry," and "much heat," until it was stopped by the peg, and couldn't go any further.
Le mercredi, j’allai lui donner un petit coup de plus, et l’aiguille pointa vers le « beau fixe », continua vers « tres sec », puis vers « chaleur excessive », pour s’arreter enfin contre le butoir, terminus de toute indication.