"Yes, it is difficult," he said, "to calculate exactly; perhaps even impossible, since during these three stormy days I have been unable to keep any account of the rate or direction of the raft; but still we may get an approximation."
Pontosan kiszámítani nehéz - felelte -, sőt lehetetlen, mert a háromnapos viharban nem tudtam feljegyezni sem a sebességünket, sem a tutaj irányát. De azért becsléssel meghatározhatjuk a helyzetünket.