As soon as we came clear of the trees, which blinded us before, we saw clearly what had been the case, and how Friday had disengaged the poor guide, though we did not presently discern what kind of creature it was he had killed.
Zoodra wij de boomen, die ons het uitzigt benamen, voorbij waren, zagen wij wat het geval was, en hoe Vrijdag den armen gids ontzet had, schoon wij nog niet zien konden, welk beest hij gedood had.