It certainly seemed to me at the time to be very wicked that a man should look glum when he heard of a British victory; and when they burned his straw image at the gate of his farm, Boy Jim and I were among those who lent a hand.
Assurément, je trouvais à ce moment-là fort condamnable de prendre un air bougon, à chaque nouvelle d'une victoire anglaise, et quand on le brûla en effigie sous la forme d'un mannequin de paille devant la porte de sa ferme, le petit Jim et moi nous fûmes de la fête.