He stood like one frightened again, notwithstanding all I had said to him; and I found he was the more amazed, because he did not see me put anything into the gun, but thought that there must be some wonderful fund of death and destruction in that thing, able to kill man, beast, bird, or anything near or far off; and the astonishment this created in him was such as could not wear off for a long time; and I believe, if I would have let him, he would have worshipped me and my gun.
Me di cuenta de que estaba asombrado porque no me había visto meter nada dentro de la escopeta y pensaría que aquello debía tener una fuente misteriosa de muerte y destrucción, capaz de matar hombres, bestias, pájaros y cualquier cosa, cercana o lejana. Esto le provocó un asombro tal, que tuvo que transcurrir mucho tiempo antes de que se le pasara y, creo que si se lo hubiese permitido nos habría adorado a mí y a mi escopeta.