In less than an hour he left the rudder and furled his sails, whilst the sledge, carried forward by the great impetus the wind had given it, went on half a mile further with its sails unspread.
Y, en efecto, no era la una de la tarde cuando, abandonando la barra, el patrón recogía velas, mientras que el trineo, arrastrado por su irresistible vuelo, recorría aún media milla sin velamen.