translation.ca: Tot sospesant, enfonsa la brotxa a la galleda, i la passa damunt la post del cim; repetí l'operació; va tornar-hi; compara la insignificant llenca emblanqueida, i segué damunt una caixa de fusta, tot descoratjat.
translation.en: Sighing, he dipped his brush and passed it along the topmost plank; repeated the operation; did it again; compared the insignificant whitewashed streak with the far-reaching continent of unwhitewashed fence, and sat down on a tree-box discouraged.