So Conseil and I were deep in the contemplation of our treasure, and I was solemnly promising myself to enrich the Paris Museum with it, when an ill-timed stone, hurled by one of the islanders, whizzed over and shattered the valuable object in Conseil's hands.
Nos hallábamos absortos Conseil y yo en la contemplación de nuestro tesoro, con el que esperaba enriquecer el museo, cuando una maldita piedra, lanzada por un indígena, rompió el precioso objeto en la mano de Conseil.