The little remainder of corn that had been in the bag was all devoured by the rats, and I saw nothing in the bag but husks and dust; and being willing to have the bag for some other use (I think it was to put powder in, when I divided it for fear of the lightning, or some such use), I shook the husks of corn out of it on one side of my fortification, under the rock.
Valójában csak héjat és port láttam benne, semmi mást. A zsákra pedig szükségem volt, talán a puskapor egy részét akartam beletenni, és a szikla oldalában kiszórtam belőle a hulladékot.