“ Water was lacking to such an extent, ” wrote de Clieu, “that for more than a month I was obliged to share my scanty ration with the plant upon which my happiest hopes were founded and which was the source of my delight. ”
” Air tawar sedemikian langka, ” tulis de Clieu, ” sehingga selama sebulan lebih saya terpaksa berbagi ransum saya yang sudah sedikit itu dengan tanaman yang merupakan tumpuan harapan dan kebahagiaan serta sumber kesenangan saya. ”