But what would have been the condition of the colonists if his state had been aggravated,--if, for example, the ball had remained in his body, if his arm or his leg had had to be amputated?
¿Pero cuál hubiera sido la situación de los colonos si su estado se hubiera agravado; si, por ejemplo, se hubiera quedado la bala en el cuerpo o hubieran tenido que amputar al joven el brazo o la pierna?