Well, to take away this discouragement, I resolved to dig into the surface of the earth, and so make a declivity: this I began, and it cost me a prodigious deal of pains (but who grudge pains who have their deliverance in view?); but when this was worked through, and this difficulty managed, it was still much the same, for I could no more stir the canoe than I could the other boat.
Comencé a hacerlo y me costó un trabajo inmenso mas ¿quién se queja de fatigas si tiene la salvación ante sus ojos? No obstante, cuando terminé esta tarea y vencí esta dificultad, estaba igual que antes porque, como con el bote, me resultaba imposible mover la canoa.