Tan absorto se hallaba por la tarea, que parecía haber olvidado nuestra presencia, estableciendo consigo mismo un diálogo compuesto de un pintoresco conjunto de exclamaciones, gruñidos, susurros y ligeros gritos de triunfo y ánimo, emitidos en ininterrumpida sucesión.
So engrossed was he with his occupation that he appeared to have forgotten our presence, for he chattered away to himself under his breath the whole time, keeping up a running fire of exclamations, groans, whistles, and little cries suggestive of encouragement and of hope.