He told how he went back for Becky and broke the good news and she told him not to fret her with such stuff, for she was tired, and knew she was going to die, and wanted to. He described how he labored with her and convinced her; and how she almost died for joy when she had groped to where she actually saw the blue speck of daylight; how he pushed his way out at the hole and then helped her out; how they sat there and cried for gladness; how some men came along in a skiff and Tom hailed them and told them their situation and their famished condition; how the men didn't believe the wild tale at first, "because," said they, "you are five miles down the river below the valley the cave is in"--then took them aboard, rowed to a house, gave them supper, made them rest till two or three hours after dark and then brought them home.
Az emberek eleinte nem akarták elhinni ezt a vad történetet, "mert - mondották - öt kilométerrel lejjebb vagytok attól az öböltől, ahol a barlang fekszik", de később mégis felvették őket a csónakra, hazaeveztek, vacsorát adtak nekik, aztán mikor két vagy három órát aludtak, hazahozták őket.