Well, after his astonishment was a little over at this, I pointed to him to run and fetch the bird I had shot, which he did, but stayed some time; for the parrot, not being quite dead, had fluttered away a good distance from the place where she fell: however, he found her, took her up, and brought her to me; and as I had perceived his ignorance about the gun before, I took this advantage to charge the gun again, and not to let him see me do it, that I might be ready for any other mark that might present; but nothing more offered at that time: so I brought home the kid, and the same evening I took the skin off, and cut it out as well as I could; and having a pot fit for that purpose, I boiled or stewed some of the flesh, and made some very good broth.
Amíg távol volt, újra megtöltöttem a fegyvert, hogy szükség esetén használhassam, de több zsákmány nem kínálkozott. Hazavittük tehát a zsákmányt, lenyúztam a gida bőrét, kibeleztem, majd egy erre a célra készített edényben finom húslevest, illetve főtt húst készítettem.