Cuando me desperté por la mañana fui a la ventana y miré afuera. Se había despejado y no había nubes en las montañas.
Afuera, bajo la ventana, había unos carros y una vieja diligencia, con la madera del techo agrietada y hendida por la intemperie. Debía de haber quedado de los días anteriores a los autobuses.
Una cabra saltó a uno de los carros y luego al techo de la diligencia. Sacudió la cabeza hacia las otras cabras de abajo y, cuando la saludé con la mano, bajó de un salto.
Bill still was still sleeping, so I dressed, put on my shoes outside in the hall, and went downstairs.
No one was stirring downstairs, so I unbolted the door and went out. It was cool outside in the early morning and the sun had not yet dried the dew that had come when the wind died down.
I hunted around in the shed behind the inn and found a sort of mattock, and went down toward the stream to try and dig some worms for bait. The stream was clear and shallow but it did not look trouty.
On the grassy bank where it was damp I drove the mattock into the earth and loosened a chunk of sod. There were worms underneath. They slid out of sight as I lifted the sod and I dug carefully and got a good many. Digging at the edge of the damp ground I filled two empty tobacco-tins with worms and sifted dirt onto them.
The goats watched me dig.
Cuando volví a entrar en la posada la mujer estaba abajo en la cocina, y le pedí que nos preparara café y que queríamos un almuerzo. Bill estaba