I did not understand him a good while; but at last, when I had examined further into it, I understood by him that a boat, such as that had been, came on shore upon the country where he lived: that is, as he explained it, was driven thither by stress of weather.
Mi ci volte un pezzo a capirlo; ma finalmente, fattolo spiegar meglio, intesi che una scialuppa simile a quella era venuta a stare su la spiaggia del suo paese, cioè, come disse in appresso, vi era stata portata dall’impeto di una burrasca.