I stirred him a little to see if I could get him out, and he essayed to get up, but was not able to raise himself; and I thought with myself he might even lie there—for if he had frightened me, so he would certainly fright any of the savages, if any of them should be so hardy as to come in there while he had any life in him.
Allora pensai fra me stesso che facea molto bene a star lì, perchè come avea spaventato me, avrebbe del certo fatta la stessa paura a qualche selvaggio coraggioso abbastanza per introdursi ivi finchè quell’animale avea tuttavia un fiato di vita. Diedi addietro colpito da tal sorpresa di terrore per cui mi vennero i sudori freddi