He was awaiting one of two events, either the appearance of a vertical well opening before his feet, down which our descent might be resumed, or that of some obstacle which should effectually turn us back on our own footsteps.
Esperaba que ocurriese alguna de estas dos cosas: o que se abriera de repente ante sus pies un pozo vertical que le permitiese reanudar su descenso, o que un inesperado obstáculo le impidiese continuar por el camino emprendido.