When he got to where they were, he began unfolding his secret, and they listened moodily till at last they saw the "point" he was driving at, and then they set up a warwhoop of applause and said it was "splendid!" and said if he had told them at first, they wouldn't have started away.
Quan ell va haver arribat on eren ells, escoltaren esquívolament, fins que veieren a la fi l'indret on els menava, i aleshores esclataren en un esgarip de guerra, a tall d'aplaudiment, i digueren que era esplendid, i digueren que si els ho hagués fet saber a la primeria no se n'haurien anat.