He stood like one frightened again, notwithstanding all I had said to him; and I found he was the more amazed, because he did not see me put anything into the gun, but thought that there must be some wonderful fund of death and destruction in that thing, able to kill man, beast, bird, or anything near or far off; and the astonishment this created in him was such as could not wear off for a long time; and I believe, if I would have let him, he would have worshipped me and my gun.
In weêrwil van hetgeen ik gezegd had was hij echter weder hevig verschrikt, en vooral omdat hij mij niets in het geweer had zien doen. Hij begreep, dat dit een tooverwerktuig moest zijn, dat alles, mensch en beest, van verre en nabij dooden kon.