Our clothing was insufficient to protect us from the severe cold: we had no boots, the snow got into our shoes and melted there: our ungloved hands became numbed and covered with chilblains, as were our feet: I remember well the distracting irritation I endured from this cause every evening, when my feet inflamed; and the torture of thrusting the swelled, raw, and stiff toes into my shoes in the morning.
No usábamos guantes y teníamos las manos y los pies llenos de sabañones. Mis pies inflamados me hacían sufrir indeciblemente, en especial por las noches, cuando entraban en calor, y por las mañanas al volver a calzarme.