S'arrossega per la ribera, espiant amb els ulls ben badats; llisca dins l'aigua, féu tres o quatre braçades, i s'enfila dins el bot que estava fermat a la popa del vaporet.
He crept down the bank, watching with all his eyes, slipped into the water, swam three or four strokes and climbed into the skiff that did "yawl" duty at the boat's stern.