I took a world of pains with it, and was a great while before I could make anything likely to hold: nay, after I had thought I had hit the way, I spoiled two or three before I made one to my mind: but at last I made one that answered indifferently well: the main difficulty I found was to make it let down.
Sokáig töltöttem fárasztó pepecseléssel az időmet, mire sikerült olyan ernyőt készítenem, aminek nyele van. Amikor már azt hittem, kész vagyok vele, még további kettőt, hármat elrontottam.