But the rain was so violent that my tent was ready to be beaten down with it; and I was forced to go into my cave, though very much afraid and uneasy, for fear it should fall on my head.
Cette pluie excessive m'obligea un nouveau travail, c'est-à-dire à pratiquer une rigole au travers de mes fortifications, pour donner un écoulement aux eaux, qui, sans cela, auraient inondé mon habitation.