There was no doubt about the rope having been worn through, but the astonishing part of the affair was, that the boat should arrive just at the moment when the settlers were there to seize it on its way, for a quarter of an hour earlier or later it would have been lost in the sea.
Az egészben az volt a legkülönösebb, hogy a pirog éppen abban a pillanatban bukkant föl a vízen, amikor a telepesek ott álltak a parton, és magukhoz húzhatták: negyedóra múlva ugyanis óhatatlanul kiszalad a tengerre, és egyszer s mindenkorra elvész.