He had hoped to fly, keeping not far from the ground so that nothing unwonted should escape his eyes; but in that fitful light to have flown low would have meant trailing his shadow through the trees, thus disturbing the birds and acquainting a watchful foe that he was astir.
Bere asmoa zen, hegaldian, lurretik hurbil joatea, gertatzen ziren gauza arraro guztiak ikusi ahal izateko; baina hain argi dardarkariarekin, lurretik hurbil hegaz egitean zuhaitzetan itzala egingo zuen, txoriak molestatuz eta etsaiei argi eta garbi adieraziz Peter kanpoan zela.