WhyisitthatIcannotwithdrawmyfeet?Aretheyrivetedtotheflooringoftheraft?
No。
Thefalloftheelectricglobehasturnedalltheirononboardintoloadstones-theinstruments,thetools,thearmsareclangingtogetherwithawfulandhorriblenoise;thenailsofmyheavybootsadherecloselytotheplateofironincrustatedinthewood。Icannotwithdrawmyfoot。
Itistheoldstoryagainofthemountainofadamant。
Atlast,byaviolentandalmostsuperhumaneffort,Itearitawayjustastheballwhichisstillexecutingitsgyratorymotionsisabouttorunrounditanddragmewithit-if-