but if eyes so framed could not view at once the hand, and the characters of the hour-plate, and thereby at a distance see what o'clock it was, their owner could not be much benefited by that acuteness; which, whilst it discovered the secret contrivance of the parts of the machine, made him lose its use.
baina horrelako begiek begi kolpe batez erlojuaren orratzak eta zenbakiak bistaratzerik ez balute, ezin izanen lukete, jakina, distantzia batera zer ordu den ikusi eta erloju horren jabeak ez luke onura handirik jasoko hain begi zorrotza edukitzetik, zorroztasun horrek makinaren atalen mekanismo sekretuak deskubritzeko balio izan arren, erlojuaz baliatzen galarazten dio eta.