It is impossible to express the astonishment of these poor creatures at the noise and fire of my gun: some of them were even ready to die for fear, and fell down as dead with the very terror; but when they saw the creature dead, and sunk in the water, and that I made signs to them to come to the shore, they took heart and came, and began to search for the creature.
Velen schenen half dood van vrees en vielen van schrik neder. Doch toen zij het dier dood zagen, en ik hun wees, dat zij naar het water zouden komen, vatten zij moed en begonnen het dier op te zoeken.