As it was, I had not the least advantage by it or benefit from it; but there it lay in a drawer, and grew mouldy with the damp of the cave in the wet seasons; and if I had had the drawer full of diamonds, it had been the same case—they had been of no manner of value to me, because of no use.
Stando le cose come stavano, io non ritraeva il menomo vantaggio o benefizio da quelle monete; giacevano in un cassetto muffate dall’umido della mia grotta nelle stagioni piovose; e se avessi avuto quel cassetto pieno di diamanti, sarebbe stato lo stesso: non avrei saputo come servirmene in nessuna maniera.