As soon as the bear felt the blow, and saw him, he turns about and comes after him, taking very long strides, and shuffling on at a strange rate, so as would have put a horse to a middling gallop; away reins Friday, and takes his course as if he ran towards us for help; so we all resolved to fire at once upon the bear, and deliver my man; though I was angry at him for bringing the bear back upon us, when he was going about his own business another way; and especially I was angry that he had turned the bear upon us, and then ran away; and I called out, “You dog! is this your making us laugh?
Venerdì si pose a correre alla nostra volta, come se spaventato venisse a chiederci aiuto. Noi di fatto ci deliberammo tutti a far fuoco su l’orso e liberare il mio servitore, benchè, a dir vero, io avessi non poca stizza contro di esso, perchè egli stesso ci mandava l’orso addosso coll’averlo sviato dalla sua strada, mentre quell’animale se n’andava tranquillamente pe’ fatti suoi; e gli perdonava tanto meno, in quanto dopo aver tratti noi per bel diletto suo nell’impaccio, si metteva a fuggire.