Our clothing was insufficient to protect us from the severe cold: we had no boots, the snow got into our shoes and melted there: our ungloved hands became numbed and covered with chilblains, as were our feet: I remember well the distracting irritation I endured from this cause every evening, when my feet inflamed; and the torture of thrusting the swelled, raw, and stiff toes into my shoes in the morning.
I nostri vestiti non potevano ripararci da quel freddo intenso, nelle scarpe penetrava la neve, e le mani, senza guanti, si coprivano di geloni come i piedi. Mi rammento ancora come la sera mi dolevano quando erano gonfi e quanto pativo nel mettermi le scarpe.