Harris said that we should be wanting to start in less than twelve hours' time, and thought that he and George had better do the rest; and I agreed and sat down, and they had a go.
Harris remarqua que, compte tenu du fait que nous devions partir dans moins de douze heures, il valait mieux qu’il se chargeât lui-meme du reste, avec George. J’acquiesçai et m’assis.