First they would not fit into their sockets at all, and we had to jump on them, and kick them, and hammer at them with the boat-hook; and, when they were in, it turned out that they were the wrong hoops for those particular sockets, and they had to come out again.
Prima di tutto non volevano entrare negl’incastri, e noi dovemmo saltare su di essi, prenderli a calci, martellarli con la gaffa; e dopo che furono incastrati, ci accorgemmo che avevamo scambiato gl’incastri, forzando i ferri dove non sarebbero dovuti entrare, e dovemmo cominciare da capo.