La veille au soir, avant de se coucher, il s’était imposé l’ennui fort long de cacher la meilleure partie de l’or qu’il avait, dans plusieurs des trous de rats qui ornaient sa chambre de bois.
Overnight, before going to bed, he had set himself the long and tedious task of hiding the greater part of the gold that he had in several of the rat-holes which adorned his wooden cell.