We took that tin out on the bank, and Harris went up into a field and got a big sharp stone, and I went back into the boat and brought out the mast, and George held the tin and Harris held the sharp end of his stone against the top of it, and I took the mast and poised it high up in the air, and gathered up all my strength and brought it down.
Portammo la scatola sulla riva, e Harris corse in un campo a pigliare un grosso sasso aguzzo; e io ritornai nella barca, e ne riportai un albero, e Giorgio teneva la scatola e Harris teneva la punta del sasso sul coperchio, e io levavo l’albero e lo libravo in aria, raccogliendo tutte le mie forze per dare il colpo.