The slope of the volcano was in many places of great steepness. We slid down screes of ashes, carefully avoiding the lava streams which glided sluggishly by us like fiery serpents. As we went I chattered and asked all sorts of questions as to our whereabouts, for I was too much excited not to talk a great deal.
El talud del volcán presentaba muy rápidas pendientes; nos deslizábamos a lo largo de verdaderos barrancos de ceniza, evitando las corrientes de lava que descendían como serpientes de fuego; y yo, mientras, conversaba con volubilidad, porque mi imaginación se hallaba demasiado repleta de ideas, y era preciso darle algún desahogo.