Friday, who had, as we say, the heels of the bear, came up with him quickly, and took up a great stone, and threw it at him, and hit him just on the head, but did him no more harm than if he had thrown it against a wall; but it answered Friday’s end, for the rogue was so void of fear that he did it purely to make the bear follow him, and show us some laugh as he called it.
No obstante, logró el efecto deseado, pues el muy bandido, sin el más mínimo temor, tan solo pretendía que el oso lo persiguiera para hacernos reír. Tan pronto sintió la pedrada y lo vio, el oso se dio la vuelta y comenzó a perseguirlo con unas zancadas largas y diabólicas, moviéndose irregularmente, a la velocidad del trote de un caballo.