The man complied instantly, and Birch received his gun with eagerness; nor did he lay it upon his shoulder to renew their march, before he had carefully examined the priming, and ascertained, to his satisfaction, that it contained a good, dry, ball cartridge.
A skinner tüstént szót fogadott, és Birch mohón átvette a puskáját; mielőtt azonban a vállára vette volna, gondosan megvizsgálta, és elégedetten vette tudomásul, hogy száraz benne a lőpor és a golyó.