His engagement was not to terminate with our arrival at Stapi; he was to continue in my uncle's service for the whole period of his scientific researches, for the remuneration of three rixdales a week (about twelve shillings), but it was an express article of the covenant that his wages should be counted out to him every Saturday at six o'clock in the evening, which, according to him, was one indispensable part of the engagement.
Su compromiso con mi tío no expiraba a nuestra llegada a Stapi; sino que permanecería a su servicio todo el tiempo que exigiesen nuestras excursiones científicas, mediante una retribución de tres rixdales semanales. Pero se estipuló expresamente que esta suma sería abonada a Hans los sábados por la noche, condición sine qua non de su compromiso.