And while the late steamer Big Missouri worked and sweated in the sun, the retired artist sat on a barrel in the shade close by, dangled his legs, munched his apple, and planned the slaughter of more innocents.
I, mentre l'ex-vapor «Big Missouri» treballava i suava al sol, l'artista retirat seia damunt un barril, a l'ombra, a curta distancia; deixava penjar les cames, mossegava la poma amb la boca plena, i planejava el carnatge de més innocents.