Each of us could then descend by holding with the hand both halves of the rope, which would not be able to unroll itself from its hold; when two hundred feet down, it would be easy to get possession of the whole of the rope by letting one end go and pulling down by the other.
De este modo podíamos bajar todos conservando en la mano las dos mitades de la cuerda, que no podía desligarse; y después que hubiésemos descendido doscientos pies, nada nos sería tan fácil como recuperarla, soltando una extremidad y halando de la otra.