translation.ca: Abans que l'aigua li arribés a la cintura havia fet cosa de mig camí: el corrent ja no permetia més gual aleshores: així és que es llança a nedar confiadament per la resta de cent yardes.
translation.en: Before the depth reached his middle he was halfway over; the current would permit no more wading, now, so he struck out confidently to swim the remaining hundred yards.