'Edmunds, however, had been sent a considerable distance up the country on his arrival at the settlement; and to this circumstance, perhaps, may be attributed the fact, that though several letters were despatched, none of them ever reached my hands.
Edmunds azonban élt; amikor megérkezett a fegyenctelepre, tovább vitték, messzire, a gyarmat belsejébe; s alighanem ezzel magyarázható, hogy noha több levelet is útnak indított, egy se jutott el hozzám közülük.