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.
Ha hagyom, ezentúl talán Istenként imádott volna engem és a fegyveremet. A fegyverhez eztán hosszú ideig nyúlni sem mert, de gyakran beszélt hozzá úgy, mintha az válaszolt volna neki.