We could not even suppose that after it had stayed for any length of time on the shore, it would have been swept off by the sea, for the south coast is all rocks, and it would certainly have been smashed to pieces there!"
No puede suponerse que después de haber permanecido mucho tiempo en la playa, hubiera podido ser recogida por el mar, porque en la costa del sur todas son rocas e indudablemente se hubiera roto.