I started moving, groping my way. After five steps I encountered an iron wall made of riveted boilerplate. Then, turning around, I bumped into a wooden table next to which several stools had been set. The floor of this prison lay hidden beneath thick, hempen matting that deadened the sound of footsteps. Its naked walls didn't reveal any trace of a door or window. Going around the opposite way, Conseil met up with me, and we returned to the middle of this cabin, which had to be twenty feet long by ten wide. As for its height, not even Ned Land, with his great stature, was able to determine it.
Aan de naakte wanden voelde ik niets wat op deur of venster geleek. Koenraad, die langs den tegenovergestelden kant had rondgetast, kwam weder bij mij, waaruit het ons bleek dat de hut zoo wat twintig voet lang en tien voet breed zijn moest. Wat de hoogte aangaat, Ned Land kon, hoewel hij nog al lang was, den zolder niet bereiken.