As soon as they arrived , the four men had been placed in a narrow pen , and the door had been at once shut upon them . There they had found some food , and they awaited the trader 's visit , with whom , although quite in vain , they intended to urge the fact that they were Americans .
Как только они прибыли, четверых мужчин поместили в узкий загон и сразу за ними закрыли дверь. Там они нашли немного еды и ждали визита торговца, которому, хотя и совершенно напрасно, намеревались убедить в том, что они американцы.