尼德·兰对人家给我们的这种款待方式非常愤慨，池尽情地发泄他的愤怒。

　　Damnation! he exclaimed. These people are about as hospitable as the savages of New Caledonia! All that's lacking is for them to be cannibals!

　　混蛋!他喊，这儿的人待客不亚于喀里多尼亚人！他们只差吃人肉罢了！

　　I wouldn't be surprised if they were, but believe you me, they won't eat me without my kicking up a protest!

　　我才不奇怪呢，不过我要声明，我不会不反抗就让他们吃我!

　　Calm yourself, Ned my friend, Conseil replied serenely. Don't flare up so quickly! We aren't in a kettle yet!

　　安静些，尼德·兰好朋友，安静些，康塞尔平心静气他说，没到时候，您用不着冒火。我们还没有被放在烤盘里呢！

　　In a kettle, no, the Canadian shot back, but in an oven for sure. It's dark enough for one.

　　对，还没有放在烤盘里，加拿大人答，但是毫无疑伺，我们已经在烤炉里了。

　　Luckily my Bowie knife hasn't left me, and I can still see well enough to put it to use.The first one of these bandits who lays a hand on me...

　　这么黑。哼！好在我的尖板刀还带在身边，用得着它的时候，我是会看得清楚的。这些盗，看他们谁敢先来向我下手吧…