But it was not till the fourth year that I could allow myself the least grain of this corn to eat, and even then but sparingly, as I shall say afterwards, in its order; for I lost all that I sowed the first season by not observing the proper time; for I sowed it just before the dry season, so that it never came up at all, at least not as it would have done; of which in its place. Besides this barley, there were, as above, twenty or thirty stalks of rice, which I preserved with the same care and for the same use, or to the same purpose—to make me bread, or rather food; for I found ways to cook it without baking, though I did that also after some time.
Het was echter eerst in het vierde jaar, dat ik mij veroorloofde iets van het graan te eten, en dit nog zeer spaarzaam, gelijk men later vernemen zal. Behalve dit graan waren er twintig of dertig rijsthalmen opgeschoten, die ik even zorgvuldig en met hetzelfde oogmerk bewaarde, namelijk, om later mij tot brood, of liever tot spijs te verstrekken; want ik vond middel om het te koken, zonder het te bakken, schoon ik dit naderhand ook deed.