At the same time, the first design the captain tried would not answer, and Edward was as unsuccessful with his first letter. They fretted for a while, planning and erasing, till at last Edward, who was getting on the worst, asked what o'clock it was.
Kapitainari ez zitzaion lehen oharra saio bakarrez ateratzen, ezta Eduardi lehen gutuna ere. Denboraldi batez kopiaketa eta leku-aldaketekin tormentatu ziren, harik eta Eduardek, guzti hura gaitzien zitzaionak, zer ordu zen galdetu zuen arte.