(As that is rather a hard word, I will just explain to you how it was done. They had a large canvas bag, which tied up at the mouth with strings: into this they slipped the guinea-pig, head first, and then sat upon it.)
(Ed ecco come: fu preso un sacco che si legava con due corde all'imboccatura; vi si fece entrare a testa in giù il Porcellino, e gli uscieri vi si sedettero sopra.)