On the following day when they had gone down, he took him to see the seam, and showed him how far away it was from the pit-eye, the crumbly nature of the earth, the thinness and hardness of the coal.
En effet, le lendemain, quand ils furent descendus et qu'il l'eut emmené visiter la veine, il lui fit remarquer l'éloignement de l'accrochage, la nature ébouleuse du terrain, le peu d'épaisseur et la dureté du charbon.