It was right at the bottom of the hamper, and seemed difficult to find, and he had to lean over further and further, and, in trying to steer at the same time, from a topsy-turvy point of view, he pulled the wrong line, and sent the boat into the bank, and the shock upset him, and he dived down right into the hamper, and stood there on his head, holding on to the sides of the boat like grim death, his legs sticking up into the air.
Il finit par tirer la barre du mauvais côté, et envoya le bateau en plein dans la berge. La secousse le fit basculer, et il plongea la tete la premiere dans le panier, ou il fit le poirier, s’agrippant désespérément aux bords du canot, les jambes en l’air, toutes raides.