I have mentioned that I had saved the few ears of barley and rice, which I had so surprisingly found spring up, as I thought, of themselves, and I believe there were about thirty stalks of rice, and about twenty of barley; and now I thought it a proper time to sow it, after the rains, the sun being in its southern position, going from me.
Ik heb reeds gezegd, dat ik de weinige airen graan en rijst, die zoo verrassend, en naar ik eerst dacht, uit zichzelven opgeschoten waren, had bewaard, en ik geloof dat er ongeveer dertig rijst- en twintig graanhalmen waren, en nu achtte ik het, na het regenachtig jaargetij, de geschikte tijd dit te zaaijen.