I taught him his exercises, for he never loved the sight of a book, and he in turn made me box and wrestle, tickle trout on the Adur, and snare rabbits on Ditching Down, for his hands were as active as his brain was slow.
Je lui appris ses lettres, car il avait horreur de la vue d'un livre, et de son côté, il m'enseigna la boxe et la lutte, il m'apprit à chatouiller la truite dans l'Adur, à prendre des lapins au piège sur la dune de Ditchling, car il avait la main aussi leste qu'il avait le cerveau lent.