translation.en: On an emergency he could keep the hound in the out-house at Merripit, but it was always a risk, and it was only on the supreme day, which he regarded as the end of all his efforts, that he dared do it.
translation.no: I nødsfall kunne han holde hunden i uthuset i Merripit-gården, men det var risikabelt, og først den avgjørende dagen, da han gjorde regning med at alle hans anstrengelser skulle ta slutt, våget han å gjøre det.