Then we thought we were going to have supper (we had dispensed with tea, so as to save time), but George said no; that we had better get the canvas up first, before it got quite dark, and while we could see what we were doing.
Nous pensions a préparer le souper (nous nous étions dispensés de thé pour gagner du temps), mais George nous conseilla de monter d’abord la tente, avant qu’il ne fît nuit et pendant qu’on pouvait encore y voir.