I va recordar que, encara que la bomba no era sinó cent cinquanta yardes enfora, Jim mai no tornava amb una galleda d'aigua sinó passada una hora; i, així i tot, algú, generalment, havia d'anar-lo a cercar. Tom digué:
And he remembered that although the pump was only a hundred and fifty yards off, Jim never got back with a bucket of water under an hour--and even then somebody generally had to go after him.